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...16th Century Jesuit crossed the Channel in high spirits and in the gallant disguise-according to later charges-of "a velvet hat and a feather, a buff leather jerkin and velvet Venetians." For a full year Campion rode up & down the English counties, eluding the Queen's men, saying Mass in secret in Catholic houses. The Jesuits, Waugh says, "came with gaiety among a people where hope was dead...
...astounding physical courage. Judged by the exploits of the great adventurers of his time, the sea dogs and explorers, Campion's brief achievement may appear modest enough; but these were tough men, ruthlessly hardened by upbringing, gross in their recreations. Campion stands out from even his most gallant and chivalrous contemporaries . ._. by the supernatural grace that...
...others: Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral, Whirlaway, Count Fleet...
...more than artistic interest in the beautiful Maria Teresa, Duchess of Alba (so gossip whispered in history's ear), and amused himself by painting her in the nude. A well-wisher tipped off her husband, the 13th Duke of Alba, who flew into a boiling Spanish rage. Gallant Goya had to think fast...
...Gallant Undertaking. In St. Paul, Willard Edward Graves and Mary Louise Coffin announced plans...