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FRANCE, IN OLD TIMES.
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that she departed, with the prayer of faith on her lips, and the benignity of an angel."
"Was your grandfather in Paris at the time of the marriage of Henry and Margaret?"
"He was, and attentively observed the splendid scene. The 18th of August, was appointed for the nuptial ceremony. An ample pavilion was erected opposite to the great church of Notre Dame. It was magnificently covered with cloth of gold. The concourse of spectators was immense, and their shouts seemed to rend the sky, when the youthful pair appeared, in their royal garments. When Henry, bowing almost to the feet of his beautiful bride, took from his brow the