bourgs

On this side of the river, and not beyond it, as "some map" lays it down, (Champlain's, doubtless,) were most of the "bourgs" of the Neutral Nation.

The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot James H. Coyne

Descending to the valley, we followed its course toward the Rhone with the ruins of feudal "bourgs" crowning the crags above us.

Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 Various 1885

Naturally, neither the ancient "cities" nor the ancient bourgs could contain within the narrow circumferences of their walls the increasing influx of these newcomers.

A History of Europe: Volume 1 by Henri Pirenne patternjuggler 2003

Naturally, neither the ancient "cities" nor the ancient bourgs could contain within the narrow circumferences of their walls the increasing influx of these newcomers.

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By this time it had become known as Marly-le-Roi, in distinction to the other bourgs, and the king built a chateau-royal, variously known as the

Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus

As soon as the subsistence of the troops can be assured, and their positions are well established, I shall, by an organized movement, cause each brigade of regulars and volunteers to send detachments, with supports, to clear its front, including sub-bourgs, of the enemy's parties, so as to oblige them to confine themselves within the walls of the city.

The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat

Lalemant from their report describes the Neutral Nation as exceedingly populous, including about forty villages ( "bourgs ou bourgades.")

The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot James H. Coyne

The middle class, often called by the French word _bourgeoisie_ because it dwelt in towns or _bourgs_, was strongest in England, the foremost commercial nation of Europe, was somewhat weaker in France, and very much weaker in less commercial countries, such as Germany, Austria, and

A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923

The bourgeois class, which takes its name from the dwellers in the _bourgs_ (towns) which the feudal chateau and the Church -- symbols of the class then dominant -- protected, is the result of fecund labor intelligently directed toward its goal and of historical conditions which have changed the economic structure and tendency of the world (the discovery of America, for instance).

Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) Enrico Ferri 1894

The Barony of Les Baux consisted of seventy-nine towns or bourgs, which formed the territory called La Baussenique.

In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc 1879