obstructed as much as she could the marriage of the Dauphin with

the Queen of Scotland; the beauty and forward wit of that young



Queen, and the credit which her marriage gave to Messieurs de

Guise, were insupportable to her; she in particular hated the



Cardinal of Loraine, who had spoken to her with severity, and

even with contempt; she was sensible he took the party of the



Queen, so that the Constable found her very well disposed to

unite her interests with his and to enter into alliance with him,



by marrying her granddaughter Madam de la Marke with Monsieur

d'Anville, his second son, who succeeded him in his employment



under the reign of Charles the Ninth. The Constable did not

expect to find the same disinclination to marriage in his second



son which he had found in his eldest, but he proved mistaken.

The Duke d'Anville was desperately in love with the



Dauphin-Queen, and how little hope soever he might have of

succeeding in his passion, he could not prevail with himself to



enter into an engagement that would divide his cares. The

Mareschal de St. Andre was the only person in the Court that had



not listed in either party: he was a particular favourite, and

the King had a personal affection for him; he had taken a liking



to him ever since he was Dauphin, and created him a Mareschal of

France at an age in which others rarelyobtain the least



dignities. His favour with the King gave him a lustre which he

supported by his merit and the agreeableness of his person, by a



splendour in his table and furniture, and by the most profuse

magnificence that ever was known in a private person, the King's



liberality enabling him to bear such an expense. This Prince was

bounteous even to prodigality to those he favoured, and though he



had not all the great qualities, he had very many; particularly

he took delight and had great skill in military affairs; he was



also successful, and excepting the Battle of St. Quintin, his

reign had been a continued series of victory; he won in person



the Battle of Renti, Piemont was conquered, the English were

driven out of France, and the Emperor Charles V found his good



fortune decline before the walls of Mets, which he besieged in

vain with all the forces of the Empire, and of Spain: but the



disgrace received at St. Quintin lessened the hopes we had of

extending our conquests, and as fortune seemed to divide herself



between two Kings, they both found themselves insensibly disposed

to peace.



The Duchess Dowager of Loraine had made some overtures about the

time of the Dauphin's marriage, since which a secret negotiation



had been constantly carried on; in fine, Coran in Artois was the

place appointed for the treaty; the Cardinal of Loraine, the



Constable Montmorency, and the Mareschal de St. Andre were

plenipotentaries for the King; the Duke of Alva, and the Prince



of Orange for Philip the II, and the Duke and Duchess of Loraine

were mediators. The principal articles were the marriage of the



Princess Elizabeth of France with Don Carlos the Infanta of

Spain, and that of his majesty's sister with the Duke of Savoy.



The King, during the Treaty, continued on the frontiers, where he

received the news of the death of Queen Mary of England; his



Majesty dispatched forthwith the Count de Randan to Queen

Elizabeth, to congratulate her on her accession to the Crown, and



they received him with great distinction; for her affairs were so

precarious at that time, that nothing could be more advantageous



to her, than to see her title acknowledged by the King. The

Count found she had a thorough knowledge of the interests of the



French Court, and of the characters of those who composed it; but

in particular, she had a great idea of the Duke of Nemours: she



spoke to him so often, and with so much ernestness concerning

him, that the Ambassador upon his return declared to the King,



that there was nothing which the Duke of Nemours might not expect

from that Princess, and that he made no question she might even



be brought to marry him. The King communicated it to the Duke

the same evening, and caused the Count de Randan to relate to him

• princess [,prin´ses] n.公主；王妃；亲王夫人 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)


• ambitious [æm´biʃəs] a.有雄心的；热望的 (初中英语单词)


• temper [´tempə] n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)


• extreme [ik´stri:m] a.尽头的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• ornament [´ɔ:nəmənt] n.装饰(物) vt.装饰 (初中英语单词)


• dignity [´digniti] n.尊严，尊贵；高官显贵 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• genius [´dʒi:niəs] n.天才(人物)；天赋 (初中英语单词)


• capacity [kə´pæsiti] n.容量；智能；能力 (初中英语单词)


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• ambition [æm´biʃən] n.雄心，野心；企图 (初中英语单词)


• extraordinary [ik´strɔ:dinəri] a.非常的；额外的 (初中英语单词)


• variety [və´raiəti] n.变化；多样(性)；种类 (初中英语单词)


• learning [´lə:niŋ] n.学习；学问；知识 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• beloved [bi´lʌvd] a.为….所爱的 n.爱人 (初中英语单词)


• advanced [əd´vɑ:nst] a.先进的；高级的 (初中英语单词)


• generous [´dʒenərəs] a.慷慨的；丰盛的 (初中英语单词)


• expert [´ekspə:t] n.&a.专家；内行 (初中英语单词)


• wherever [weər´evə] conj.无论在哪里 (初中英语单词)


• vanity [´væniti] n.虚荣；自负；空虚 (初中英语单词)


• disposition [,dispə´ziʃən] n.安排；性情；倾向 (初中英语单词)


• endeavour [in´devə] n.&v.努力，试图，尽力 (初中英语单词)


• frequent [´fri:kwənt] a.常见的，频繁的 (初中英语单词)


• oblige [ə´blaidʒ] vt.责成；迫使；使感激 (初中英语单词)


• privilege [´privilidʒ] n.特权 vt.给….特权 (初中英语单词)


• absolutely [´æbsəlu:tli] ad.绝对地；确实 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• alliance [ə´laiəns] n.联盟；同盟 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• goodness [´gudnis] n.优良；美德；精华 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• sensible [´sensəbəl] a.感觉得到的 (初中英语单词)


• prevail [pri´veil] vi.胜(过)；流行；普遍 (初中英语单词)


• engagement [in´geidʒmənt] n.婚约；雇用；受聘 (初中英语单词)


• rarely [´reəli] ad.难得；非凡地 (初中英语单词)


• obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)


• series [´siəri:z] n.连续；系列；丛书 (初中英语单词)


• victory [´viktəri] n.胜利，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• emperor [´empərə] n.皇帝 (初中英语单词)


• constantly [´kɔnstəntli] ad.经常地；不断地 (初中英语单词)


• principal [´prinsəpəl] a.主要的 n.负责人 (初中英语单词)


• distinction [di´stiŋkʃən] n.差别；特征；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• ambassador [æm´bæsədə] n.大使 (初中英语单词)


• relate [ri´leit] v.阐明；使联系；涉及 (初中英语单词)


• duchess [´dʌtʃis] n.公爵夫人；女公爵 (高中英语单词)


• tennis [´tenis] n.网球(运动) (高中英语单词)


• jealousy [´dʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌 (高中英语单词)


• manifest [´mænifest] a.明显的 v.表明 (高中英语单词)


• notwithstanding [,nɔtwiθ´stændiŋ] prep.&conj.虽然；还是 (高中英语单词)


• greatness [´greitnis] n.巨大；高尚；卓越 (高中英语单词)


• exquisite [ik´skwizit] a.精巧的；敏锐的 (高中英语单词)


• cardinal [´kɑ:dinəl] a.主要的 n.深红色 (高中英语单词)


• liveliness [´laivlinis] n.生气勃勃；繁华 (高中英语单词)


• illustrious [i´lʌstriəs] a.杰出的，显赫的 (高中英语单词)


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• perfection [pə´fekʃən] n.完美；极致；熟练 (高中英语单词)


• discourse [´diskɔ:s] n.论文；演说；说教 (高中英语单词)


• pleasing [´pli:ziŋ] a.使人愉快的；合意的 (高中英语单词)


• sweetness [´swi:tnis] n.甜蜜；芳香；亲切 (高中英语单词)


• equality [i´kwɔliti] n.同等，平等 (高中英语单词)


• constable [´kʌnstəbəl] n.警察；警官 (高中英语单词)


• contented [kən´tentid] a.满足的；心满意足的 (高中英语单词)


• eldest [´eldist] a.最年长的 (高中英语单词)


• contempt [kən´tempt] n.轻蔑；受辱；不顾 (高中英语单词)


• desperately [´despəritli] ad.绝望地；拼命地 (高中英语单词)


• forthwith [fɔ:θ´wið] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• congratulate [kən´grætjuleit] vt.祝贺 (高中英语单词)


• thorough [´θʌrə] a.彻底的；详尽的 (高中英语单词)


• bodily [´bɔdili] a.身体的 ad.亲自 (英语四级单词)


• unmarried [,ʌn´mærid] a.未婚的，独身的 (英语四级单词)


• orleans [ɔ:´liənz] n.奥尔良 (英语四级单词)


• policy [´pɔlisi] n.政策；权谋；保险单 (英语四级单词)


• accomplished [ə´kʌmpliʃt] a.完成了的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• uncommon [ʌn´kɔmən] a.非常的，非凡的，罕见的 (英语四级单词)


• valour [´vælə] n.英勇，勇猛 (英语四级单词)


• grandeur [´grændʒə] n.伟大；富丽；壮观 (英语四级单词)


• eloquence [´eləkwəns] n.雄辩；口才 (英语四级单词)


• comely [´kʌmli] a.秀丽的；文雅的 (英语四级单词)


• amiable [´eimiəbəl] a.亲切的，温和的 (英语四级单词)


• prudence [´pru:dəns] n.谨慎；慎重；节俭 (英语四级单词)


• valiant [´væliənt] a.勇敢的，英勇的 (英语四级单词)


• forbear [fɔ:´beə, fə-] v.容忍；克制 n.祖先 (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• aspire [ə´spaiə] vi.立志要；升高；热望 (英语四级单词)


• uneasiness [ʌn´i:zinis] n.不安，担忧；不自在 (英语四级单词)


• severity [si´veriti] n.严厉；严重；苛刻 (英语四级单词)


• favoured [´feivəd] a.有利的，喜爱的 (英语四级单词)


• composed [kəm´pəuzd] a.镇静自若的 (英语四级单词)


• hunting [´hʌntiŋ] n.打猎 (英语六级单词)


• politeness [pə´laitnis] n.礼貌；文雅；温和 (英语六级单词)


• wanting [´wɔntiŋ, wɑ:n-] a.短缺的；不足的 (英语六级单词)


• indebted [in´detid] a.负债的；感恩的 (英语六级单词)


• genteel [dʒen´ti:l] a.有教养的；文雅的 (英语六级单词)


• gaiety [´geəti] n.欢乐；乐事；华丽 (英语六级单词)


• accession [ək´seʃən] n.就职；增加；接近 (英语六级单词)