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  the Elector of Saxony.--Marches against Wallenstein.--Battle of Lutzen.--Death of Gustavus Adolphus.--Situation of Germany


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id: 19097
title: The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years'' War
author: Anonymous
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  ''Come to me, Conrad, my son,'' said a gentle woman''s voice. ''And you have got a beard coming too,'' said Conrad, laughing. ''Here she comes,'' said Conrad, pointing to the living-room door, On his way to the cellar Conrad said to himself: ''So at last he has let ''Hofmann!'' said Roller hastily; ''your god-father, child, and my old ''The Swedes have set all the elements to work against us,'' said Roller men like you I can hold the mountain-city for a long time indeed, but we do so want to see the Swedish prisoners!'' said the child to Conrad, ''I should like just to run home to mother,'' said Conrad, ''to tell her ''It all comes to the same thing,'' said JÃ¼chziger, ''so long as we have ''Whatever can there be in that box!'' said Conrad after a time to his ''Roller,'' said Conrad, ''let Hillner out.


id: 4898
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  the King of Great Britain nor these States are willing or able to offer States-General, the Advocate, and Prince Maurice, and returned before the Protestant faith, the father-in-law of the Elector, the King of Great long as the States of Holland, led by the Advocate, had controlled in great matters the political action of the States-General, while the the Advocate now resolved that the States of Holland and the cities of "The States of Zealand," said the Advocate to the ambassador in London, Prince-Stadholder, and the council of state to the government of Utrecht. "Holland," said the Advocate, "has brought almost all the provinces to would not draw his sword against Prince Maurice and the States-General. States-General," he said, "no harm shall come to your father any more The deputies of Holland in the States-General protested on the same day Prince was to pass through Utrecht, the States of that province not

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War — Complete (1614-23)


id: 4892
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  State; said Barneveld, speaking for government; to the community under great obligations to his good friends the States, he said, and Aerssens to Barneveld, "how we shall be with the King of Spain at the end States," he said, "should think of caressing the King of England more "I believe," said Henry to the States ambassador, "that the right of the King with Spain and the Archdukes--Arrangements of Henry for the Netherlands, the King of France, the electors and princes and other both in France and in the Republic--the King and Villeroy, Barneveld and Hall, had excluded both the King of Great Britain and the States-General murder of the King had assured the States-General and the princes of the King of Spain, the Emperor, and the great Catholics of France, was to States'' ambassador in France wrote to Barneveld (and to him all States-General of the approaching nuptials between the King of France and

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War — Complete (1609-15)


id: 4894
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND So long as the States of Holland, led by the Advocate, had controlled in great matters the political action of the States-General, be done by a majority vote of the States-General, on a matter over which, the States-General had no control, each province having reserved the the Advocate now resolved that the States of Holland and the cities of was to govern the States-General by a majority. objected to transfer its powers to the Church, to the States-General, Maurice--The States of Utrecht raise the Troops--The Advocate at upon them by a majority of the States-General of the National Synod to Prince-Stadholder, and the council of state to the government of Utrecht. The States in arms against the general government on the other side of "Holland," said the Advocate, "has brought almost all the provinces to

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1617


id: 4896
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND Knights--Trial of the Advocate--Barneveld''s Defence--The States great officer of the States of Holland. he said, that on the solemn complaint of the States all princes, nobles, unimaginable thing, he said, that the States of each province should thirty years before had been conferred on Prince Maurice the States of that the States of each province were supreme in religious matters, no Barneveld proceeded to inform the judges that he had never said a word to From all these reasons, he said, the commissioners, the States-General, "Whereas the prisoner John of Barneveld," said the sentence, "without that the Prince was to pass through Utrecht, the States of that province man, sent by the States-General to minister to the prisoner on this "I am a man," said Barneveld; "have come to my present age, and I know

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1618-19


id: 4895
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND The States'' right party accused the Contra-Remonstrants in the cities of to maintain obedience and fidelity to the States-General, the Stadholder, resolves of the States of Holland, of Utrecht, and of Overyssel to bring The States of Holland at that moment and so long as he was a member of Maurice had accused the States of Holland of the States of Utrecht on the great subject of religious schisms and Another print showed Prince Maurice and the States-General shaking the would not draw his sword against Prince Maurice and the States-General. the city in order to prevent fresh troops of the States-General from Next day there were conferences between Maurice and the States of Utrecht The deputies of Holland in the States-General protested on the same day States-General to the remonstrance of the Ambassador in the Aerssens

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1618


id: 4893
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  Savoy--Slippery Conduct of King James in regard to the New Treaty King of Spain, the Archdukes, and the Emperor, in the affair of Julich. to all the other Protestant electors and kings, princes and republics, Barneveld had just hopes from the Commons of Great Britain, if the King If the King of Great Britain will lay this matter earnestly to have paid to the demands of the Kings of Great Britain and France to "Reasons of state worthy of his Majesty''s consideration and wisdom," said Barneveld, "forbid the King of Great Britain from permitting the Spaniard the Emperor, King of Spain, and the princes of the League, such as the second daughter of Spain; and the King of Great Britain is seriously that the promise be not made to the Kings of France and Great Britain as fine promises of the King of Spain to James as reported by Caron, "what

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1614-17


id: 4897
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND "The wife of the aforesaid Barneveld and also some of his sons and sonsin-law or other friends have never presented any supplication for his its frequent use in after-times as a state-prison for men of similar years of age, said to her mother without any reason whatever, Madame Daatselaer had gone to her brother-in-law van der Veen, a clothier The Stadholder, when informed of the escape of the prisoner, observed, Barneveld appeals to the Stadholder--Groeneveld condemned to Death-we talk of business," said van Dyk to him one day, "you are always funds by van Dyk, had engaged at Rotterdam his brother-in-law Gerritsen, Meantime van Dyk came into the house of the widow Barneveld and found Stoutenburg soon after van Dyk had left him, was informed of the son of Barneveld was lodged in the Gevangen Poort or state prison of the

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1619-23


id: 4890
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND Brandenburgers assisted by the States-General--Indignation in Spain Catholic League could bode no good to the cause of which the StatesGeneral were the great promoters was self-evident. which is so much desired by the United Provinces and other great enemies Cornelis Aerssens, Grefter of the States-General, long employed in that of the great lords of France to wrest places, money, governments, Thus far Barneveld and My Lords the States-General were one personage. But there was another great man in the State who had at last grown provinces as with free states over which she claimed no authority. rest: the terrible, never ending, struggle of Church against State. large Majority--The States-General Contra-Remonstrant--Sir Ralph and laying down its laws; or had not the time come for the States-General sovereignty, were on the side of the States-General and the Church. States-General and in the Assembly of Holland.

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1609-14


id: 4891
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  THE LIFE AND DEATH of JOHN OF BARNEVELD, ADVOCATE OF HOLLAND Aerssens remains Two Years longer in France--Derives many Personal was Barneveld''s estimate that before the truce the States had received in the States, still the neutrality of France was possible in the coming letters to the States, concerning the character and conduct of the man Holland and France, and had long been known to Villeroy. Barneveld, who, said du Maurier, "knew the man to his finger nails," had have the Treaty of Xanten enforced--Spain and the Emperor wish to The French Government refuses to aid the States--Spain and the Emperor resolve to hold Wesel--The great Religious War begun--The to keep the French government out of the hands of Spain, and with that But Barneveld, speaking for the States, liked not the Hollanders said the promise should be made to the Kings of France and The French government had persistently refused to assist the States and

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1613-15


id: 4899
title: Life and Death of John of Barneveld — Complete (1609-1623)
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  Provinces--Maurice of Orange Stadholder, but Servant to the StatesGeneral--The Union of Utrecht maintained--Barneveld makes a State; said Barneveld, speaking for government; to the community under great obligations to his good friends the States, he said, and Five years later Barneveld, for the fifth time at the head of a great States," he said, "should think of caressing the King of England more "My Lords the States-General," said the Advocate, "will "I believe," said Henry to the States ambassador, "that the right of be referred to the States-General, to Prince Maurice, to the council of Hall, had excluded both the King of Great Britain and the States-General murder of the King had assured the States-General and the princes of the King of Spain, the Emperor, and the great Catholics of France, was to States-General, the Advocate, and Prince Maurice, and returned before the great matters the political action of the States-General, while the


id: 4886
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  France, Spain, England, the Pope, and the Emperor were the leading powers At about the same period the great question of Church and State, which He was under great obligations to his good friends the States, he said, Five years later Barneveld, for the fifth time at the head of a great war upon all kings, princes, and republics. that Barneveld having now so long exercised great powers, and become as Aerssens to Barneveld, "how we shall be with the King of Spain at the end States," he said, "should think of caressing the King of England more "I believe," said Henry to the States ambassador, "that the right of Great Britain, and the King of Spain will end by securing these provinces Henry expressed the conviction that the King of Spain would be taken by Henry expressed the opinion that the King of Spain, that is to say, his

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1609-10


id: 4888
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  the States'' Army--Special Embassies to England and France--Anger of the King with Spain and the Archdukes--Arrangements of Henry for the coming War--Position of Spain--Anxiety of the King for the Presence Maurice, to the council of state, and to the ambassadors of France and one of the special high commissioners to the King of Great Britain. They were to assure the King that the States-General would exert Netherlands, the King of France, the electors and princes and other both in France and in the Republic--the King and Villeroy, Barneveld and from the King for the States-General, and likewise a written reply to the allies the Kings of France and Great Britain. Hall, had excluded both the King of Great Britain and the States-General murder of the King had assured the States-General and the princes of the King of Spain, the Emperor, and the great Catholics of France, was to

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1610b


id: 4889
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  Interviews between the Dutch Commissioners and King James--Prince crowned King of Bohemia--Death of Rudolph--James''s Dream of a States-General; and it had been the intention of the late king to have "The King of France," said the High Treasurer, "meant to make a masterstroke--a coup de maistre--but he who would have all may easily lose all. He expressed regret for the death of the King of France, and said On the 13th July, Prince Maurice took command of the States'' forces, assembly of the States of Holland," said the Ambassador with headlong and "to the effect that the King will declare My Lords the States to be his States'' ambassador in France wrote to Barneveld (and to him all "If his Majesty holds me worthy of so great honour," said the Prince, "I Thus said Winwood to the King: "Your Majesty may plaster two walls with

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1610c-12


id: 4887
author: Motley, John Lothrop
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  the Prince and Princess of Conde by the Archdukes at Brussels-"Bassompierre, my friend," said the aged king, as the youthful lover Archdukes and upon Spain to recover the Princess of Conde from captivity Conde''s application to the King of Spain was an ultimate offer of with the Prince and Princess of Orange to Breda, the King pledging Henry''s ambassador in Madrid, arrived in Paris, confirming the King''s the arms of the Spanish king if Henry would not accord him the terms reconciliation between the King and Conde, proposed again that the Prince contrived by the Prince of Conde to carry off his wife to Spain against The Archduke said that he had not thought the plot imputed to the King Conde, the Constable, de Coeuvres, the Queen, Spinola, with the Prince of He said that the King of Spain would supply Conde with money and with

title:
  Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years'' War, 1610a


id: 566
title: The History of the Thirty Years'' War
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  religious parties in Germany, the Roman Catholic or the Protestant, was pressed at once by the troops of the League, and a new Imperial army The Elector of Saxony was placed at the head of the German Protestants, Austria and Roman Catholic Germany possessed in Maximilian of Bavaria a Duke of Bavaria, to whose victorious arm, principally, the Emperor owed Now, therefore, for the first time in this war, an imperial army Protestant Germany, inclined the Emperor to peace, which his general, The imperial army in Germany, after the retirement of Wallenstein, Emperor''s progress, Gustavus Adolphus was the only prince in Europe from the Emperor and the Duke of Bavaria, as against the Roman Catholic render himself equally formidable to the Emperor and the King of Sweden. army and the general, and the ingratitude with which the Emperor war against the Emperor, by the arms of Gustavus Adolphus, without any


id: 6770
title: The Thirty Years War — Volume 01
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  King of Bohemia.--The Elector of Cologne abjures the Catholic Religion. the Union.--The League.--Death of the Emperor Rodolph.--Matthias the Protestant Religion from Styria.--The Elector Palatine, Frederick German States, a Protestant league would scarcely have rushed to arms in Protestant princes of Germany, supplies of men and money from their religion, the Roman Catholic Church in Germany is still held fast; and Protestant subjects of ecclesiastical states was upon the Roman Protestants and Roman Catholics felt they were left to themselves, the support of a powerful Protestant party among the citizens soon gave them religious parties in Germany, the Roman Catholic or the Protestant, was Protestant princes; but Austria herself had soon cause to tremble before Protestant religion where the late Emperor had suppressed it. imitated by the Protestant Estates of the Empire towards their Emperor, This formidable enemy of Austria, and of the Roman Catholic church, not failed, the Emperor would give laws to Protestant Germany.


id: 6786
title: The Piccolomini: A Play
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  WALLENSTEIN, Duke of Friedland, Generalissimo of the Imperial Forces in the Thirty Years'' War. OCTAVIO PICCOLOMINI, Lieutenant-General. COUNT TERZKY, the Commander of several Regiments, and Brother-in-law [To QUESTENBERG, presenting BUTLER and ISOLANI at the same time OCTAVIO (presenting QUESTENBERG to BUTLER and ISOLANI). Long time he stared upon me, like a man Oh, let the emperor make peace, my father! Enter the Countess TERZKY, leading in her hand the Princess THEKLA, PICCOLOMINI, and some time after COUNT TERZKY, the Thou teachest me to know my man? WALLENSTRIN, TERZKY, ILLO.--To them enter QUESTENBERG, OCTAVIO, The emperor sends seven horsemen to Duke Friedland, Opens the heart, and shuts the eyes, we let His father loves him; Count Octavio Cast thine eye round, bethink thee who thou art;-Thou see''st thy father''s forehead full of thought, Thou meanest to force him to thy liking? As yet thou hast seen thy father''s smiles alone;


id: 6774
title: The Thirty Years War — Volume 05
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  considerations, the Swedish army, under the command of Horn, and Bernard exasperated the Swedes to desperation, had armed the power of France influence of the Swedes in the German war, and to obtain the direction winter quarters in France, he led back his exhausted troops into Alsace Imperial general who commanded in that quarter, hastened by forced to support the Swedes, and to act against the Emperor and Bavaria on the approach of the Electoral and Imperial armies, saved the town, and quarterings of the troops, that, in order to support his army on its Emperor; and the anxiety with which he carried on the war in Germany, the Emperor''s last army, and the last bulwark of his states, in order of Saxony had been forced to accede to it; the war with France prevented 14th March, 1647, the French and Swedes left Bavaria, and in order not


id: 6773
title: The Thirty Years War — Volume 04
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  With the death of Gustavus Adolphus, the enemy had formed new danger, it could not allow the power of Sweden to sink in Germany. generals who were placed at the head of armies, composed for the most would, it is true, be lost to the Swedish army, of which the enemy would lost, and the united generals divided their forces to oppose the enemy In the mean time, Duke Bernard of Weimar had taken up his position on imperial General Gronsfeld, by the united Swedish and Hessian armies, Three different armies, a Swedish under Count Thurn, a Saxon under engagement with Wallenstein, and the Emperor''s own handwriting secured Duke Bernard had appeared before Ratisbon, and the Emperor as well as the orders of the court, received the positive commands of the Emperor army and the general, and the ingratitude with which the Emperor was Fortunately, he heard of Wallenstein''s death in time to


id: 12259
author: Defoe, Daniel
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  command of Sir John Hepburn, in the army of the King of Sweden, and I of horse which the king also sent to the charge, the bloodiest fight me, my horses, and servants at the king''s charge till farther order. regiment of foot was come over, and as soon as day appeared the king Spaniards, and the king, leaving 200 Scots of Sir James Ramsey''s men The king immediately detaches a strong body of horse and foot to to the prejudice of our men; whereupon the king ordered the army to Majesty, marching southward to meet the king, joined the army near the king calls a council of war, and proposed to fight Essex''s army. The king lost the most men, his foot having suffered the king''s army in his rear, the country his enemy, and Sir Richard king orders me a regiment of dragoons and 300 horse, and the body

title:
  Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.


id: 6772
title: The Thirty Years War — Volume 03
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  the King of Sweden and the Elector of Saxony; as soon as the alliance Tilly, however, was not the sole enemy whom Gustavus Adolphus met in Swedish hero, in the hope of obtaining from the Emperor the electoral himself, and gained time for the king to support him with fresh troops. for the Swedes; Spires offered troops for the king''s service; Manheim delay to attack the Emperor and the Duke of Bavaria in the very centre the Emperor to spare the possessions of the King of Saxony. forcing a passage to the Swedish army through the conquered country, and hoped to render himself equally formidable to the Emperor and the King King of Hungary should remain with the army, and learn the art of war the enemy in order of battle, while he cannonaded the duke''s camp from In the mean time, the imperial Bavarian army had marched into the


id: 6771
title: The Thirty Years War — Volume 02
author: Schiller, Friedrich
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  The Elector of Saxony was placed at the head of the German Protestants, Austria and Roman Catholic Germany possessed in Maximilian of Bavaria a frontiers of Lower Germany, the Bavarian General Tilly, at the head of a equally powerful, Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was induced to join the employed by the Emperor in order to induce the King of Denmark and the Now, therefore, for the first time in this war, an imperial army The King of Denmark, with his whole army, was unable to cope with Tilly imperial army, and the Emperor was enabled to deal with the other states Protestant Germany, inclined the Emperor to peace, which his general, unite both the imperial army and that of the League under one general. Emperor''s progress, Gustavus Adolphus was the only prince in Europe from King of Sweden hope of considerable subsidies; and France, now at peace


id: 36855
title: Gabriel: A Story of the Jews in Prague
author: Kohn, S. (Salomon)
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  "Researches," said Gabriel slowly, "I will try"--and passing his hands "''My children,'' said Rabbi Mosche, on his deathbed, ''your father, Reb. Carpel Sachs, has left you a store of this world''s goods, I am poor, I "Only go thou to sleep, dear mother," answered Blume in a loud voice, "Sleep, dear mother, sleep," cried Blume, and large tears fell like hour strikes, in the last moment of thy life thou wilt tremble, "Blume!" said Gabriel, after a moment''s pause, in a dull unsteady Gabriel stopped suddenly, Blume too had for some time been listening. heart, void of love.--''Thou hast saved my life, I will never--may God thou shalt sin, thy hard marble heart shall learn to know the bitter fall to-day!"--Schlemmersdorf looked in Gabriel''s face with surprise. Gabriel pressed Bubna''s hand, but suddenly the old soldier threw his "''Thou hast been ill, poor child,'' said Süss, ''God has permitted thy


id: 38985
title: My Lady Rotha: A Romance
author: Weyman, Stanley John
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  had finished my report, and paused, she looked up at my lady and said, ''But that is not right,'' my lady said, with a look of annoyance. ''For me?'' my lady said, cutting him short, with a high look which ''Why, you are a child!'' my lady said; and this time her voice was soft ''I am the countess,'' my lady said, looking at her closely, but with ''Hush!'' my lady said nobly; and she put her arm round Fraulein Anna. He came back presently, looking thoughtful, as if my lady had talked what was amiss, I saw a man lying on his face under my lady''s horse, My lady looked round; her eye fell on Fraulein Max, who with a little No one answered, but in a moment we had the Waldgrave, my lady, the door then, and in a moment my lady came down, looking pale and


id: 40082
title: The Thirty Years'' War, 1618-1648
author: Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
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  Frederick, Elector Palatine, elected King of Bohemia, Oct. Gustavus follows Wallenstein into Saxony 161 Dec. Wallenstein thinks of making peace, whether the Emperor emperor, who looked something like an English king, and a Diet, or those days for a Catholic king to have kept a Protestant nation in Spain, which gave Bohemia to Ferdinand, and the Protestant bishoprics war, Tilly, Wallenstein, Gustavus, were foreigners. and political institutions of Protestant Germany, the King of Denmark League demanded that Wallenstein should support his army upon supplies Wallenstein in Germany was that he was master of an army more numerous Wallenstein''s army had driven Mansfeld back, had hemmed SECTION III.--_March of Gustavus into South Germany._ SECTION III.--_March of Gustavus into South Germany._ Weimar, demanding, like Wallenstein, a place among the princely houses Wallenstein; or was he to fight it out with France and the Protestants Wallenstein thus hoped, with the help of the army, to force the


id: 33858
author: Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von
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  whereof thy dad did tell thee!" For at first I took horse and man (as cheese: thou art indeed loutish, as thy mammy told thee: ''tis not the before our eyes things that happened long ago." "How;" said I, "thou soul that Thou hast given: Lord, into Thy hands I commend my spirit." "Simplicissimus," said the pastor, "thy case stands but lousily: thou "Good my lord," answered I, "say I not truly that thou art so spoiled well become a man again." "And I hope thou mayst," said my lord, with a let your honour tell my fortune by my hand." "Sir," said old So Jupiter answered, "Thou speakest of the matter like a mere man, as by de good God, gib me my life." With that I first knew ''twas no devil, "Yea," said I, "and though I have as good a pair of pistols as thou,

title:
  The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim


id: 40567
title: The Mercenary: A Tale of The Thirty Years'' War
author: Eccott, W. J.
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  "Count Tilly does not make war upon girls!" said Nigel angrily, striding "Aye, has he!" said Nigel, watching the cold glint of the little eyes "It seems," said Wallenstein, turning to Nigel, "that by all the rules shall please the Emperor to recall you!" said Nigel heartily. "It looks," said Nigel, "as if it and I, your Highness, were old Nigel had never set eyes on Father Lamormain, and, if he had heard of "Father," said Nigel, "it is indeed a fair morning, but good news makes Landgrave looked into Nigel''s eyes with a half smile, and made a little which the horses had been taken, stood Pastor Rad. At first Nigel saw vaguely a great multitude, and his first thought was "We must wait till the men come up with us!" said Nigel. "And this is Wallenstein!" said Nigel. "And we are in his hands here!" said Nigel.


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title: The King''s Ring Being a Romance of the Days of Gustavus Adolphus and the Thirty Years'' War
author: Topelius, Zacharias
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  King Gustaf Adolf, with his army of Swedes and Finns, stood on German "Come nearer, young man," said the king. my old father he gave me this letter, and said, ''My son, go and try to "You rejoiced at war not long ago," said Lady Regina to Ketchen, "Lieutenant Bertel," said the king, turning to the officer close to The old man remained silent for a time, then he said, coldly, to Storkyro; the old man with thoughts of coming greatness, the young my king to revere faithfulness." And Bertel pressed the old man''s hand "No, your grace," said the calm old man; "the young lady is under the I know you not; I have no son!" said the old man in "Old man," he said in a voice full of anger, "thank your name of father said the old man to me, ''you ought to know that great dangers accompany


