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There was a spirit of romance and grace about it, somewhat cumbrous and stately, but outwardly pure and refined, and quite a step out of the gross and open vice of the former reigns. THERE WAS A SPIRIT OF ROMANCE AND GRACE ABOUT IT SOMEWHAT CUMBROUS AND STATELY BUT OUTWARDLY PURE AND REFINED AND QUITE A STEP OUT OF THE GROSS AND OPEN VICE OF THE FORMER REIGNS
whom his father's death had made Prince of Condé. Condé's assistance enabled her to blockade Paris and bring the parliament to terms, which concluded the first act of the Fronde, with the banishment of Mazarin as a peace offering. Condé, however, became so arrogant and overbearing that the queen caused him to be imprisoned, whereupon his wife and his other friends began a fresh war for his liberation, and the queen was forced to yield; but he again showed himself so tyrannical that the queen and the parliament became reconciled and united to put him down, giving the command of the troops to Turenne. Again there was a battle at the gates of Paris, in which all Condé's friends were wounded, and he himself so entirely worsted that he had to go into exile, when he entered the Spanish service, while Mazarin returned to power at home. 4. The Court of Anne of Austria.--The court of France, though never pure, was much improved during the reign of Louis XIII. and the regency of Anne of Austria. E OF ONGIA WHOM HIS FATHER'S DEATH HAD MADE PRINCE OF CONDI GONDI'S ASSISTANCE ENABLED HER TO BLOCKADE PARIS AND BRING THE PARLIAMENT TO TERMS WHICH CONCLUDED THE FIRST ACT OF THE FRONDE WITH THE BANISHMENT OF MAZARIN AS A PEACE OFFERING GONDI HOWEVER BECAME SO ARROGANT AND OVERBEARING THAT THE QUEEN CAUSED HIM TO BE IMPRISONED WHEREUPON HIS WIFE AND HIS OTHER FRIENDS BEGAN A FRESH WAR FOR HIS LIBERATION AND THE QUEEN WAS FORCED TO YIELD BUT HE AGAIN SHOWED HIMSELF SO TYRANNICAL THAT THE QUEEN AND THE PARLIAMENT BECAME RECONCILED AND UNITED TO PUT HIM DOWN GIVING THE COMMAND OF THE TROOPS TO CHURIN AGAIN THERE WAS A BATTLE AT THE GATES OF PARIS IN WHICH ALL GONDY'S FRIENDS WERE WOUNDED AND HE HIMSELF SO ENTIRELY WORSTED THAT HE HAD TO GO INTO EXILE WHEN HE ENTERED THE SPANISH SERVICE WHILE MAZARIN RETURNED TO POWER AT HOME FOUR THE COURT OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA THE COURT OF FRANCE THOUGH NEVER PURE WAS MUCH IMPROVED DURING THE REIGN OF LOUIS THE THIRTEENTH AND THE REGENCY OF ANNE OF AUSTRIA
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