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Saverne, Zabern, in Alsace, northwest of Strasburg

9. Haguenan. Hagenau, in Alsace, north of Strasburg. The events related here took place the first ten days of September, 1675. Montecuculli (1608- 1 681) was the opposing Austrian general.

10. 6clair6, with light from on high. See page 178, lines 23-24.

Page 178 . — 1. saillies. Of anger. Notice that the preceding verb is in the singular. See page 167, note 1.

2. cette terrible journle, etc. July 2, 1652, at Paris, when Conde, at the head of the Fronde troops, defeated by Turenne outside the walls at the St. Antoine gate, retired into the city under the protection of the cannon of the Bastille.

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