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The first two acts concern Edward III's attempts to seduce the Countess of Salisbury, which she successfully repulses; Acts III-V cover the Black Prince's campaigns in France, including the Battle of Crécy and the Burghers of Calais.
Transatlantic linguistics nwhyte 2009
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There's no playbook for memorial design, nor has there been since Auguste Rodin tore it up in 1889 with his "The Burghers of Calais."
A Memorial We Want to Love Eric Gibson 2011
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Confronted with his "Gates of Hell" or his "Burghers of Calais," I want to run for the comforts of less strident, less expressionistic sculpture.
A Close-Up of a Master Lance Esplund 2011
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Yes, don't miss the Rodin Museum -- I have spent many happy hours there contemplating the masterpiece of the Burghers of Calais.
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It also abandoned the traditional heroic mode in favor of vivid depictions of the Burghers' emotional states in the face of imminent death—anguish, stoicism and fear.
A Memorial We Want to Love Eric Gibson 2011
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Vienna art "Rodin and Vienna" displays a number of iconic works by the French sculptor, including "The Burghers of Calais" and "Balzac," alongside historical photographs documenting the creation of some of the art.
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Burghers, or free citizens, could build, farm, hunt, and graze on their loan farms without restrictions.
Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008
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Yes, don't miss the Rodin Museum--I have spent many happy hours there contemplating the masterpiece of the Burghers of Calais.
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The good and bad Burghers of Cambridge have just received this advice from the Police (via the Evening News):
Youth Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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I hope you Melbourne Burghers were suitable deferential to AnneTreasure?
Cheeseburger Gothic » Yes, I know I said 5.30 here and 6.30 on Twitter for tonights gig… 2010
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