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of the cross continued their march. It was a sightto end all discord, and put a curb on every worldlyambition—at least for a time; but only warmedtheir zeal for the holy war. So they took Nice,and won the glorious battle of Doryleum—Michaud’s chef cl’ceuvre — where the valiant Dukeof Normandy acquired great distinction. “ 0France, my delicious France, who art, indeed,superior to every other country,” sang the Trou-badour, “ how surpassingly beautiful were the tentsof thy soldiers in Romanie! ” which shows that thecrusaders had tents, and were not left to needlesslybivouac in the open air, and so sicken and die—whereas we never read of the hermit’s tents, orGotschalk’s. It is certain they had none. But itis also certain that tents are no superfluous expense,but in every way befitting warriors. The soldiernot exposed unnecessarily to the damp nights, willbe the abler to endure them when it is necessary.The contrary is but a foolish, beggarly, modernpretence to what is misnamed economy. It is noeconomy at all, but a positive loss, not only of lifebut of money.

This crusade was therefore equipped as hardywarriors ought to be; and in this sense it may bedoubted if the world ever possessed a fairer armythan that led by Godfrey, the victors of Nice and