Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward (1904)
Okey, Thomas, 1852-1935 · London : J. M. Dent & co.; New York, The Macmillan co. · leaf 276
us France has ever known, by wise and firmstatesmanship lifted the country from bankruptcy to pros-perity and contentment. Henry, like one of his predecessors, had of bastards etbastardes une moult belle compagnie^ but as yet no legitimateheir, A divorce from Marguerite of Valois and a… … >* <o 184 PARIS AND ITS STORY a magnificent dowry, an additional bond to the papacy, andseveral children. Henri Quatre, hero of Voltaires famous epic, is themost popular and romantic figure in the gallery of Frenchkings. His statue on the Pont Neuf was spared for a whilebv the revolutionists,…
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