Excerpt from Four Mediaeval Chroniclers: Giraldus Cambrensis, John Froissart, Philip De Comines, Benvenuto Cellini, Edited With Introduction and NotesHe was a prince Of'such admirable religious sense, that IO whenever he conquered in battle, it was only to be over come in turn by his gratitude to Heaven. Though strenuous in war, he prudently tried to avoid it when at peace, for during hostilities he always had a Wholesome apprehension Of the uncertainty Of the issue, and from 15 his extreme caution he would, in the words Of the comic poet, try all means rather than resort to arms. Those whom he lost in fight he mourned as princes rarely do, and showed greater tenderness Of feeling for the fallen than for the survivors, he was far less demonstrative in 20 his care for the living than in his grief for the dead. NO one was kinder in the hour Of trouble, when all was well again, no one more severe. Severe to the unruly, but clement to the humble, hard toward his own household, but liberal to strangers, profuse abroad, but sparing at 25 home, those whom he once hated he would hardly ever love, and from those he loved he seldom withdrew his regard.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.