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Identifier: stnicholasserial4721dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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rance. By encourag-ing poets throughout his possessions, he stroveto reestablish the glorious reign of the trouba-dours. Minstrels who could find aid and shelternowhere else were certain of obtaining it at thecourt of Yolandas son, and we find him sur-rounded by the most illustrious spirits of his day,among them the golden-voiced Frangois Villon.And several times, even before he became a king,he unsheathed his sword and risked his life insupport of a peasant, guileless as Villon neverdreamed of being and a hundred times moredivinely inspired. February of 1428, and strange tides of fatesurged against the governors house at Vaucoul-eurs. From the Domremy uplands came a shep-herd girl with word that heavenly voices hadspoken to her in the hills, bidding her deliverher beloved France from invading Briton andBurgundian. It was Saint Michael himself who appearedto me, she said to Robert de Baudricourt, as shebegged him to take her to the dauphin, and I amcome to ask that you guide me hence.
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975 976 YOLANDA SHOWS THE WAY (Sept- But the governor had no faith in her. He de-clared she had better go back to her flocks, insteadof trying to roam highways peasant feet were notintended to travel, and suggested that her uncle,who had made the journey with her, take herhome and trounce her soundly. Despite threats and jeers, however, Joan of Archeld to her purpose, and although they forced herout of Vaucouleurs and back to Domremy, shefared forth again; and again Baudricourt com-manded a servitor to send her from his door.But as the man turned to do his masters bidding,something happened that sped forward her courseof destiny. Seated with the governor that morning was afriend who had come over from Angers severaldays before; and that guest was none other thanRene, the son of Yolanda of Aragon, a brilliantand handsome noble of a little past twenty.Although some years younger than Baudricourt,the two were devoted friends, and it was wellknown that he could influence the obstinategove

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