The Roxburghe ballads . bout its revenges, Turennes birthplace, in 1611, was Sedan. He was killed by a cannon-ball during a reconnoitering to fix abattery, on July 27, 1675, when about to engage vigorously withMontecuculi. With the loss of Turenne the fortune of war in thatcampaign departed from France. He was buried with highesthonours at St. Denis, by his royal master, who well knew his value. 690[Roxb. Coll., II. 134 ; Huth, I. 114 ; Euiug, 110; Jersey, I. 274 = Lind., 956.] %\)t Frenchmans JUmetttattOlt for tSe dDitat 1000 of tfyk il^oble Central spotmgimr de Turenne. OTjo inas lullcti ng
The Roxburghe ballads . bout its revenges, Turennes birthplace, in 1611, was Sedan. He was killed by a cannon-ball during a reconnoitering to fix abattery, on July 27, 1675, when about to engage vigorously withMontecuculi. With the loss of Turenne the fortune of war in thatcampaign departed from France. He was buried with highesthonours at St. Denis, by his royal master, who well knew his value. 690[Roxb. Coll., II. 134 ; Huth, I. 114 ; Euiug, 110; Jersey, I. 274 = Lind., 956.] %\)t Frenchmans JUmetttattOlt for tSe dDitat 1000 of tfyk il^oble Central spotmgimr de Turenne. OTjo inas lullcti ng a Cannon, shot from a partg of the 3£mperours^rms, rnfitrij lag m &mmtscaoe in a Mootf, antf shot f)tm m thehtcast, inhere he ©get> Emmcbtatclg, antf his ^Lieutenant iuas trjcitKtllcK fcg fjint, fohfch foas on the 23 of July, 1675. iflounsteurTurenne hctlta; tljeu tit the C^tf) 2ear flf l)t0 afle an* ^ ^mxJflarshal of i^Vffwce just half his tunc, hema; 32 gears. To the Tune of, A fig for France and Holland OF honour and renown Ile sing,All generous hearts assistance bring,The Son of liars, a Warriour brave,By a great shot brought to his Grave;Death durst not meet him in the field,But unawares did make him yield, Let Drums and Trumpets cease to sound,Tukenne no more is to he found. 700 Lamentation for Marshall Turenne. The French-mans glory now is dead,Before whom thousand troops have fled,He never was afraid to dye,In greatest danger scornd to flye;But bravely would maintain the fight,Till all his foes were put to flight, Let Brums and Trumpets cease to sound, etc. 16 Fate envies, that so brave a SoulShould their decrees so long controul,For from his birth this brave TurenneFull sixty-four years had seen :He idly did not spend his time,Nor wantonly did waste his prime ; Let Drums and Trumpets cease to sound, etc. 24 At thirty-two, just half his age, His Enemies he did ingage, That Monarch Great, the King of France, Him to a Marshall did advance ; Which place he kept
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