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„ humanity, they were going at once to per-
„ p^trate thole two extremes , suggehed by ap-
„ petite and cruelty. This bale resblution,
„ however, was opposed bv a young olftcer,
„ who, though their retreat required the ut-
„ mosf expedition, placed her behind him,
„ and brought her in lafety to his native city.
„ Her beauty at hrsf caught his eye, her merit
„ soon after his heart. They were married;
„ he rose to the highess posfs; they iived long
„ together, and were happy. But the selicity
„ ofasoidier can never be called permanent:
„ aster an interval of severai years, the troops
„ which he commanded having met with a re-
„ pulse, he was obliged to take shelter in the
„ city where he had lived with his wife. Here
„ they iuffered a siege, and the city at length
„ was taken. Few hilfories can produce mo-
„ re various insfances of cruelty, than thole
„ which the French and Italians at that time
,, exercised upon each other. It was resolved
„ by the victors, upon this occahon, to put
,, ali the French prisoners to death; but par-
„ ticuiarly the husband of the unfortunate
„ Matilda, ashewas principally inslrumental
„ in protracting the liege. Their determina-
„ tions were, in getieral, executed almosf
,, as soon as resolved upon. The captive sol-
,, diet- was led forth, and the executioner,
„ with his sword, stood ready, while the
„ speesators itt gloomy hience awaited the fa-
tal blow, which was only suipended till the
„ aenerai, who preuded as judge, should gi-
ve the Fgnal. It was in this interval of an-
,, guisla and expectation, that Matilda came
„ humanity, they were going at once to per-
„ p^trate thole two extremes , suggehed by ap-
„ petite and cruelty. This bale resblution,
„ however, was opposed bv a young olftcer,
„ who, though their retreat required the ut-
„ mosf expedition, placed her behind him,
„ and brought her in lafety to his native city.
„ Her beauty at hrsf caught his eye, her merit
„ soon after his heart. They were married;
„ he rose to the highess posfs; they iived long
„ together, and were happy. But the selicity
„ ofasoidier can never be called permanent:
„ aster an interval of severai years, the troops
„ which he commanded having met with a re-
„ pulse, he was obliged to take shelter in the
„ city where he had lived with his wife. Here
„ they iuffered a siege, and the city at length
„ was taken. Few hilfories can produce mo-
„ re various insfances of cruelty, than thole
„ which the French and Italians at that time
,, exercised upon each other. It was resolved
„ by the victors, upon this occahon, to put
,, ali the French prisoners to death; but par-
„ ticuiarly the husband of the unfortunate
„ Matilda, ashewas principally inslrumental
„ in protracting the liege. Their determina-
„ tions were, in getieral, executed almosf
,, as soon as resolved upon. The captive sol-
,, diet- was led forth, and the executioner,
„ with his sword, stood ready, while the
„ speesators itt gloomy hience awaited the fa-
tal blow, which was only suipended till the
„ aenerai, who preuded as judge, should gi-
ve the Fgnal. It was in this interval of an-
,, guisla and expectation, that Matilda came