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  With Spurs of Gold

  _Heroes of Chivalry and Their Deeds_

  By

  Frances Nimmo Greene

  and

  Dolly Williams Kirk

     Boston
     Little, Brown, and Company
     1928

     _Copyright, 1905,_
     BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY

  _All rights reserved_

  PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




PREFACE


These brief historical sketches were written primarily for young people,
though it is hoped that some older readers may find pleasure in renewing
their acquaintance with heroes of chivalry whose names are familiar
still, but whose deeds are recalled to mind but vaguely.

It is the purpose of the book to enliven the study of history by giving
the romantic details omitted in text-books, and to enable the readers to
form a more vivid and lifelike 