Word: capete
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...either," said Alice, half to herself. She turned a few pages, as she was tired of the one she had been on, and went on reading: "Hugh Capet in 987 A.D. founded the royal house of France and began the line of kings who were to unite that country into a great nation. The secret of Capetian success was the fact that for hundreds of years the royal line never failed to bring forth a ruler. Every king was able to propagate his kind...
Louis XVI lived to see France a republic and to hear himself called "Citoyen Capet". The less ancient but no less royal dynasty of Hohenzollern still lives in three generations, and the head of the house has turned from ruling a nation to chopping wood. Platz der Republik becomes the herald of a new order which sees Germany exchange her place in the sun for a seat in the League of Nations...
Citizen Genet. "Louis Capet," said The National Gazette, "has lost his Caput." In theatres, audiences rose to sing Ca Ira and the Marseillaise. Gentlemen everywhere drank toasts to France. How they welcomed Citizen Genet, Ambassador of the Republic! There was even a rumor that he was bringing the lost Dauphin with him in a trunk. He made the unpardonable error, however, of mistaking the voice of the people for the voice of the Government. The President soon set him right when Genet announced to him that his administration was being criticized. "Washington simply told me," wrote he, "that...
...taken. Arm yourselves seriously and remain calmly silent so as to be able to strike energetically when the time comes. France will never be a great and strong nation again until she is protected by the heavy sword of a legitimate king. A legitimate descendant of the House of Capet is behind you and twill prepare the way for a triumphant return of the Kings of France and Navarre...
...Bennett '08, captain of last year's team, for the all-round championship of the tournament, and prizes will be awarded to the winners of first and second places in each event. The judges will be Mr. C. B. Lewis, instructor of gymnastics at Tufts College, Mr. B. H. Capet, physical director of the Somerville Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium, and Mr. L. Mason, physical director of the Brookline Municipal Gymnasium...