. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. '4. BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE. "1 813 bishop of Liege, and of the imprisonment of several German and Italian prelates; also of taking possession of Sicily, wliich, since the time of Constantine, had ever been the patrimony of St. Peter:— - " We feel evil: we dread more," concludes th
. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. '4. BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE. "1 813 bishop of Liege, and of the imprisonment of several German and Italian prelates; also of taking possession of Sicily, wliich, since the time of Constantine, had ever been the patrimony of St. Peter:— - " We feel evil: we dread more," concludes the queen. " I am no prophetess, yi,.c' even a prophet's daughter; yet my sorrow foresees greater troubles for the 'AilJire I That sorrow chokes the words I would utter: sobs impede my breath, ant! lose up the vocal utterance which would iurther express the thoughts of my E,«,A 1 ; 3v ;he abruptness of the conclusion, it is by no means im- probable that the passion of grief, which had been excited by many passages in this letter, actually prevented the queen froi, ftirther dictation to Peter of Blois, who availed himself of a circumstance, at once natural and interesting, for the conclusion of his transcript. Those who read the whole of the epistle will not wonder that a churchman, writing such an epistle to the head of his church, should shrink from adding one line, even the usual formula of conclusion, on his own responsibility. , , , . i < ... : .t,;,-^- Throughout the whole of this exordium, historians can per- ceive that Eleanora, or her scribe, endeavours to put in strong antagonism the disputes then in their utmost virulence between the Guelphs and GhibiUnes, or the party of the church, or Italy, against the emperor of Germany. She accuses the pope of politically temporizing with the might of Germany, and strives to pique him into the assertion of his spiritual power in behalf of her Richard, who was by alliance as well as principle an undoubted Gu
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