Guesclin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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No human being, no Crillon or Du Guesclin,* could offer equal resistance to inevitable fate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Charles declared, however, that there was neither prince nor noble in the land who would not cheerfully obey the brave knight, and Du Guesclin was made Constable.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
Peter was tempted out by du Guesclin, and the half brothers met in the Frenchman’s tent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Du Guesclin, much pleased with the confidence reposed in him, swore, like a true knight, that he would rather die than break his word.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
"Not he, but du Guesclin; for he, poisoned by Charles of Navarre, languished in sickness."
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
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