![]() Scoffed at all things she was unfailingly true in an age that was false to the core she What honour was she was a rock of convictions in a time when men believed in nothing and ![]() She was steadfast when stability was unknown, and honourable in an age which had forgotten Might be said to be universal she was full of pity when a merciless cruelty was the rule Or upon poor ambitions she was modest and fine and delicate when to be loud and course Thoughts and great purposes when other great minds wasted themselves upon pretty fancies When the keeping of a promise was expected of no one she gave her great mind to great Men she was honest when honesty was become a lost virtue she was a keeper of promises She was truthful when lying was the common speech of The contrast between her and her century is Miracle of such a product from such a soil. Wickedest, the rottenest in history since the darkest ages, we are lost in wonder at the When we reflect that her century was the brutallest, the To human attainment, a loftier one than has been reached by any other mere mortal. Still flawless, it is still ideally perfect it still occupies the loftiest place possible Judged by any of them, judged by all of them, it is It can be measured by the standards of all times without misgiving Lustre judged by the standards of today, there is probably no illustrious man of four orįive centuries ago whose character could meet the test at all points. Standards of one century, the noblest characters of an earlier one lose much of their To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned mansĬharacter one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours. Supreme command of the military forces of a nation at the age of seventeen. Writing of human history, Joan of Arc is the only person, of either sex, who has ever held Twenty-five years of valued service as my literary adviser and editorĬonsider this unique an imposing distinction. This book is tendered on our anniversary in grateful recognition of her The National Archives of France by Jean François Alden Out of the ancient French into modern English from the original unpublished manuscript in The name adopted for this story by Clemens.īy the Sieur Louis de Conte (her Page and Secretary) freely translated Servant named Louis and the the French word for "tale" is conte, hence The pseudonymous author's name - Sieur Louis de Conte ĭerives from Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Of Arc is a work of fiction by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (i.e. Important Note: Personal Recollections of Joan Selected Sources Sections Studying History End of Rome Byzantium Islam Roman Church Early Germans Anglo-Saxons Celtic World Carolingians 10 C Collapse Economic Life Crusades Empire & Papacy France England Celtic States Iberia Italy Intellectual Life Medieval Church Jewish Life Social History Sex & Gender States & Society Renaissance Reformation Exploration Select Sources Full Texts Saints' Lives Law Texts Maps Search Help Other History Sourcebooks: African | East Asian | Global | Indian | Islamic | Jewish | Lesbian and Gay | Science | Women's =spacing,20 title, caption.submit.caption bodytext,landing.Home | Ancient History Sourcebook | Medieval Sourcebook | Modern History Sourcebook | Byzantine Studies Page _hotel_top.uri=$reception/reward_bg2.png bitmap.x,0 bitmap.y,20 container.height,180
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