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Subtitle: Or, the Adventures of Twelve Days. Being a Curious Collection of Remarkable Incidents Which Happen\'d to Some of the First Quality in France. Written in French for the Entertainment of the King, ... by Madam De Gomez. in Four Volumes General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1756 Original Publisher: printed for W. Williamson Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: W E have many Tnftances in Hiftory, faid Julia, of the beft Princes who treated with the utmoft rigour an offending Favourite. Totila, King of the Goths, had . all the Qualities neceffary to compleat a great Monarch ; he was wife, valiant, humane, and generous. This Prince having befieged the City of Naples, and after a thoufand great Actions, compelled it to furrender: in the mean time, he fent a confiderable Body of his Troops to attack a Fortrefs called Stella, belonging to a Calabrian Lord of that Name. He gave the Command of this Detachment to Rannuce his Favourite, being willing he mould have the Glory of this Expedition. Rannuce was brave, faithful, full of Vivacity, and one of the beft-made Men of his time. Tacila, who knew his worth, placed the utmoft Confidence in him, and honour\'d him with the higheft Marks of his Friendfhip, both in publick and private ; nor did thefe Favours draw on him that Envy which Favourites ordinarily incur : Rannuce had the Art to make himfelf beloved by the Court, the Army and the People, and every one, rather fought to encreafe the Merit of his Services, than detract from them. Nor did he difap- point the Expectations of the King his Mailer, in whatever he employ\'d him in : He had gain\'d many Victories, and this of Stella but confirmed the good Opinion the whole World before had o...
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