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Title: Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: Biography
Publisher: New York : Selmar Hess
Contributing Library: Kelly - University of Toronto

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re planned on a scale of great magnificence, but he entered onhis campaigns without any definite aim, and his splendid victories were mere iso-lated achievements, won partly by good fortune, but chiefly by the valor of Welshand Irish yeomen and the skill of English archers. It has been observed, in regard to Edward HI., by Sir James Mackintosh,that though his victories left few lasting acquisitions, yet they surrounded thename of his country with a lustre which produced strength and safety ; whichperhaps also gave a loftier tone to the feelings of England, and a more vigor-ous activity to her faculties. During a reign of fifty years, it is added, Edward III. issued writs ofsummons, which are extant to this day, to assemble seventy parliaments or greatcouncils : he thus engaged the pride and passions of the parliament and the peo-ple so deeply in support of his projects of aggrandizement, that they became hiszealous and enthusiastic followers. His ambition was caught by the nation, and
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CO < < 05OLU X oa: OQ LiJ I H QZ< a: < Q ui EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE 119 men of the humblest station became proud of his brilliant victories. To formand keep up this state of public temper was the mainspring of his domesticadministration, and satisfactorily explains the internal tranquillity of England dur-ing the forty years of his effective reign. It was the natural consequence of solong and watchful a pursuit of popularity that most grievances were redressed assoon as felt, that parliamentary authority was yearly strengthened by exercise,and that the minds of the turbulent barons were exclusively turned toward ashare in their sovereigns glory. Quiet at home was partly the fruit of fameabroad.

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