The Wonderful Story of Joan of Arc and the Meaning of Her Life for AmericansCupples & Leon, 1918 - 344 páginas |
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Alençon Angelic Archbishop Archbishop of Rheims Armagnac army asked assault banner battle believed Bishop of Beauvais brought Burgundians capture cause Charles VII child Christ Church command Compiègne coronation council court cried crown d'Arc daughter Dauphin death deeds divine Duke of Burgundy Dunois earth ecclesiastical enemies English evil faith fear fields of Domremy French heard holy honor horse human inquisitors inspiration Jean Jean of Luxembourg Jeanne Joan of Arc King of Heaven King's kingdom knew learned live Lord Maid of Orleans master meaning mercy midst military mind mission moral law never noble peace peasant girl Pierre Cauchon Pope prayer priests prison Pucelle reason religious replied Rheims righteousness Rouen Saint Savior says sent social soldiers soul stake suffering sword testimony thee thing thou tion told torture trial truth University of Paris victory vision voices warrior witch witnesses wonderful woman words
Pasajes populares
Página 49 - God or melior natura ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature than his own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain.
Página 303 - ... both sink together into sleep; together both sometimes kindle into dreams. When the mortal mists were gathering fast upon you two, bishop and shepherd girl — when the pavilions of life were closing up their shadowy curtains about you — let us try, through the gigantic glooms, to decipher the flying features of your separate visions.
Página 304 - Lord of Winchester, the princely cardinal, that died and made no sign. There is the Bishop of Beauvais, clinging to the shelter of thickets. What building is that which hands so rapid are raising? Is it a martyr's scaffold? Will they burn the child of...
Página 304 - There is the bishop of Beauvais, clinging to the shelter of thickets. What building is that which hands so rapid are raising? Is it a martyr's scaffold? Will they burn the child of Domremy a second time? No: it is a tribunal that rises to the clouds; and two nations stand around it, waiting for a trial. Shall my lord of Beauvais sit again upon the judgment seat, and again number the hours for the innocent?
Página 231 - Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
Página 187 - Like a story from some old book, that battle of long ago : Shadows, the poor French King and the might of his English foe; Shadows, the charging nobles and the archers kneeling a-row — But a flame in my heart and my eyes, the Maid with her banner of snow ! CM NEWMAN.
Página 187 - THUNDER of riotous hoofs over the quaking sod; Clash of reeking squadrons, steel-capped, iron-shod ; The White Maid and the white horse, and the flapping banner of God. Black hearts riding for money; red hearts riding for fame; The Maid who rides for France and the King who rides for shame — Gentlemen, fools, and a saint riding in Christ's high name! "Dust to dust!
Página 132 - ... But I have heard a certain word shatter the chant divine, Have watched a banner glow and grow before mine eyes for sign. "I would return to that my land flung in the teeth of war, I would cast down my robe and crown that pleasure me no more, And don the armor that I knew, the valiant sword I bore. "And angels militant shall fling the gates of Heaven wide, And souls new-dead whose lives were shed like leaves on war's red tide Shall cross their swords above our heads and cheer us as we ride. "For...
Página 16 - And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord ; be it unto me according to thy word.
Página 20 - She was perhaps the only entirely unselfish person whose name has a place in profane history. No vestige or suggestion of self-seeking can be found in any word or deed of hers. When...