He somewhere remarks that in all Europe not one king in twenty has ordinary intelligence.
— from Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders by John Lord

Privy Council of England, name of Knox in register of, 29 ; memorial of Knox to, on Lord's Supper, 49 ; appearance of Knox before, 58 .
— from John Knox by William M. (William Mackergo) Taylor

If the tears burned under her eyelids, no one knew it but herself.
— from The Maidens' Lodge; or, None of Self and All of Thee (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Emily Sarah Holt

To ignore its import is the sign of an undisciplined agent; but to isolate the past, dwelling upon it for its own sake and giving it the eulogistic name of knowledge, is to substitute the reminiscence of old-age for effective intelligence.
— from Creative Intelligence: Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by George H. Mead

Courcelles, M. de, governor of Canada, 50 ; arrives at Quebec, 51 ; moves against Iroquois (Mohawks), 52 ; character, 54 ; expedition to Cataraqui, 59 ; recalled, 60 Coureurs de bois , 37 ; two classes of, 88 ; Frontenac instructed to repress, 89 ; twelve captured, 99 ; one hanged, 100 ; king's decisions respecting, 125 ; difficulty in enforcing the law, 127 ; amnesty granted on certain conditions, 127 ; punishments prescribed for offenders, 128 Courtemanche, M. de, sent to Michilimackinac, 310 Crèvecoeur, fort, built by La Salle, 160 Crisafy, Marquis of, conducts expedition for restoration of Fort Frontenac, 341 Curacies, permanent ( cures fixes ), question of, 165 , 190 D D'Ailleboust, see Ailleboust Damours, Mathieu, member of Sovereign Council, 106 ; arrested by Frontenac, 139 Dauversière, M. Royer de la, one of founders of Montreal colony, 32 Davis, Captain Sylvanus, captured at Fort Loyal, 252 ; a prisoner in Quebec during siege by Phipps, 294 De Monts, see Monts Denonville, Marquis de, succeeds M. de la Barre as governor, 189 ; comes out in same ship as M. de Saint Vallier, 191 ; gives unfavourable account of Canadian people, 192 ; his piety, 197 ; asks for more troops, 198 ; corresponds with Dongan, governor of New York, 198 ; desirous of constructing a fort at Niagara, 199 ; proposes to French king to buy colony of New York, 202 ; instructed to cultivate peaceful relations with English neighbours, 203 ; sends expedition to Hudson's Bay, 205 ; receives reinforcements, 206 ; determines to march against Iroquois, 207 ; crafty policy, 208 ; complains of French troops, 212 ; erects fort at Niagara, 213 ; asks for more troops, 217 ; receives visit from Big Mouth, 221 ; in attack by Iroquois on Lachine orders troops to remain on defensive, 225 ; recalled, 228 ; orders Fort Frontenac to be blown up, 228 ; stimulated Abenaquis to attack New England settlements, 249 Désquérat, Captain, killed at Lapraire, 313 Dollier de Casson, Sulpician, his history of Montreal, 34 ; depicts evils of liquor traffic, 335 Domergue, Lieutenant, killed at Laprairie, 313 Dongan, Colonel, governor of New York, correspondence with La Barre, 182 ; policy with Iroquois, 183 ; correspondence with Denonville, 199 , 200 ; claims right to trade with Lake tribes, 203 ; demands destruction of Fort Niagara, 218 ; advice to Iroquois, 219 Duchesneau, Jacques, intendant, 108 ; his instructions, 109 ; claims to rank above bishop, 115 ; causes king's prohibition of trading licences to be registered in Frontenac's absence, 117 ; asked to furnish particulars as to ill effects of liquor traffic, 118 ; censured for interfering in matters beyond his sphere, 120 ; his recommendations on the coureurs de bois question, 127 ; dispute with Frontenac as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40 ; severely censured in despatch from minister, 134 ; accuses Frontenac of manufacturing the news he sends to the minister, 142 ; his son imprisoned for disrespect to Frontenac, 143 ; recall of, 143 ; makes report on Acadia, 271 Dudley, Joseph, provisional governor of Massachusetts, 264 Dudouyt, Jean, grand-vicar of bishop of Quebec, 111 ; sent to France by bishop in connection with liquor question, 118 ; advice to bishop, 171 Dugas, Du Gua, or Du Guast, sieur de Monts, see Monts Du Lhut, Daniel Greseylon, explorer, discoveries of, 162 ; imprisoned on return to Quebec, 163 ; appointed post commander among north-western tribes, 164 ; diverts trade from English posts on Hudson's Bay to Montreal, 164 ; under orders from La Barre confiscates goods in La Salle's fort of St. Louis, 179 ; instructed to rendezvous at Niagara, 181 , 186 , 187 ; fortifies post at outlet of Lake Huron, 202 Dupont, Nicolas, member of Sovereign Council, 106 Duval, Jean, executed for conspiracy against Champlain, 8 E Earthquake of 1662, 46 , 47 Eau, Chevalier d', goes on embassy to Iroquois and is badly used, 262 English colonies, goods cheap in, 154 ; paid better price for furs, 154 , 175 , 201 ; political confusion prevailing in, after downfall of James II, 263 F Faillon, abbé, quoted, 4 , 9 ; his description of conduct of Perrot, governor of Montreal, 96 , 97 Fénelon, abbé de, intermediary between Frontenac and Perrot, 92 ; indignant at Perrot's arrest, 93 ; preaches sermon against Frontenac, 93 ; carries round memorial in Perrot's favour, 96 ; summoned to Quebec, 98 ; his conduct before the council, 101 ; sent to France, censured, and not allowed to return to Canada, 102 , 103 "Flag" incident in siege of Quebec, 295-8 France, condition of, in 1675-6, 150 , 151 Frontenac, Louis de Buade, Comte de Palluau et, particulars respecting his early life scanty, 61 ; born in 1620, 61 ; enters army under Prince of Orange at age of fifteen, 62 ; promoted to rank of maréchal de camp , 62 ; peace of Westphalia (1648) releases him from military life, 63 ; marriage and birth of son, 63 ; his wife separates from him, 63 ; extravagant habits, 64 ; commands Venetian troops in defence of Crete against Turks, 64 ; leaves France for Canada midsummer of 1672, 65 ; endeavours to constitute "three estates," and summons an assembly, 67 ; action disapproved by king, 67 ; his instructions regarding the ecclesiastical power, 69 ; friendly to Sulpicians and Récollets, 74 ; plans a visit to Cataraqui, 74 ; conducts an expedition to Cataraqui, 76-84 ; invites Iroquois to conference at that place, 79 ; harangues them and distributes presents, 81 , 82 ; erects fort, 83 ; expedition not approved by minister, 84 ; Frontenac defends it, 85 ; difficulties with Perrot, governor of Montreal, and the Abbé Fénelon, 90-104 ; captures twelve coureurs de bois , 99 ; sends Perrot and Fénelon to France with report on case, 102 ; the king's reply, 103 ; enemies at court, 110 ; honour paid to him in church curtailed by Laval, 112 ; attitude towards ecclesiastical powers, 113 ; difficulty with bishop over issue of trading permits, involving carrying of liquor to Indians, 116 ; king prohibits permits, 116 ; visits Cataraqui (Fort Frontenac), 117 ; appeals against king's decision, 117 ; instructed not to meddle with questions of finance, etc., 120 ; authorized to grant hunting permits, 125 ; number to be issued restricted, 128 ; dispute with intendant Duchesneau as to presidency of Sovereign Council, 133-40 ; censured by minister for his contentious spirit, 135 ; again cautioned by king and minister, 136 ; recalled, 143 , 144 ; asks home government for soldiers, 145 ; summons conference on Indian question, 146 ; arranges peace between Senecas and Ottawas, 146 ; orders strengthening of fortifications of Montreal, 147 ; relations with Du Lhut, 162 ; has Récollet confessor, Father Maupassant, 165 ; alleged disorders in his household, 165 ; commends Sulpicians, 168 ; his recall a triumph for clerical opponents, 171 ; on return to France makes light of La Barre's demand for troops, 173 ; reappointed governor of Canada, 229 ; arrives at Chedabucto, 232 ; arrives at Quebec, 232 ; goes to Montreal, 233 ; exaggerates number of killed in Lachine massacre, 227 (note); tries to arrest destruction of Fort Frontenac, 233 ; organizes raiding parties against English colonies, 234-6 ; brings out with him from France survivors of Indians captured for the galleys, 237 ; sends deputation to Iroquois, 237 ; sends reinforcements to La Durantaye, 241 ; his address to the Lake tribes, 242 ; result of his raids on English settlements, 253 ; improves fortifications of Quebec, 254 ; his relations with the Sovereign Council, 254-7 ; goes to Montreal where anxiety prevails, 257 ; his expedition to Lake Indians successful, 258 ; dances a war-dance, 260 ; protests to Massachusetts authorities against attack on Pentagouet, 270 ; gets news at Montreal of approach of expedition against Quebec, 282 ; replies to Phipps's demand for surrender, 288 , 289 ; recommends attack on Boston by sea, 316 ; describes ravages of Abenaquis, 317 ; estimate of military losses in Canada, 318 ; expresses himself as opposed to large expeditions, 320 ; orders M. de Louvigny at Michilimackinac to send down Indians with their furs, 323 ; firm in negotiations with Iroquois, 325 , 338 ; complaints made against, 333-6 ; gives theatrical representations at Quebec, 336 ; question of Tartuffe , 337 ; restores Fort Frontenac against instructions of minister, 341 ; directs campaign against Iroquois, 350-3 ; reports his victory to the king, and asks for recognition, 353 ; receives cross of St. Louis, 354 ; receives news of Peace of Ryswick, 354 ; corresponds on question of sovereignty over Iroquois with Earl of Bellomont, governor of New York, 355 ; his last despatch to home government, 357 ; illness and death, 357-9 ; his will, 358 ; no known portrait, 360 ; funeral sermon and critical annotations thereon, 361 Frontenac, Mme., aversion of, for her husband, 63 ; joins Mlle.
— from Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by William Dawson LeSueur

"Alas!" thought she, "to-night I dwell here in peace, while to-morrow may see me driven out into the heath; and even now our king is a wanderer, with no shelter for his weary limbs.
— from Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Embracing a Full Exposition of the Principles of Rhetorical Reading; with Numerous Exercises for Practice, Both in Prose and Poetry, Various in Style, and Carefully Adapted to the Purposes of Teaching in Schools of Every Grade by Charles W. (Charles Walton) Sanders

The exact nature of Krishna is explained—the circumstances of his birth, his youth and childhood, the whole being welded into a coherent scheme.
— from The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by W. G. (William George) Archer

The sun bakes hard in Egypt; no other kiln is needed.
— from The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise by Albert Bigelow Paine