Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942 · New York, Scribner's · leaf 216
t, Dixmude, and Ypres once held theirstations from the sea to the Lys, but their ram-parts and bastions were not proof against thesiege-guns of Essen and they have fallen. Nextto the east and farther down the Lys, is Courtrai,under whose walls in 1302 was fought that battleof the burghers of… … A CHIMNEY-PIECE FROM COURTRAJ COAL AND IRON 165 Once a great city, Courtrai had recoveredsomething of its ancient wealth and activity, butthis had injured it less than one might suppose,and it was still a fair town, with many trees andgardens, and its air of pride in a fine past. Therewere many…
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