Zigzag journeys in Europe - vacation rambles in historic lands (1880) (14598375729)

Identifier: zigzagjourneys00butt (find matches)
Title: Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905
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Publisher: Boston : Estes and Lauriat
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR REVIEWING HI? ARMY. FIRST MEETING OF THE CLUB. 37 ~m
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I have brought with me a picture of it, that you may see. It is a fortressmilt upon a rock ; and, when the great tide sweeps in, it stands in the>ea, lofty and doublv guarded. The RedKing and Robert once were engaged in a war with theirDrother Henry, who shut himself up in this fortress. At last, the watern the fortress failed. The Red King was happy, but Robert began toDity his famishing brother. So he sent him some bottles of wine. A fine way to wage war, said the Red King. What, said Robert, shall we let our brother die of thirst ? Where>hall we o-et another, when he is s^one ? .V. VACATIONS IN HISTORIC LANDS. We will see how Henry returned this love and brotherly kindnesi •• It was considered ver) pious, in those rude times, for a person to make a pilgrimage to ;erusalem, in order to visit the Holy Sepulchre, The rurks, who held the Holy City, abused the Christian pilgrimsj inn and a fiery-minded monk, called Peter the I lermit, believing it to l>e the duty of the Chr