The Christians were entirely driven from Palestine and Syria in the year 1291, about one hundred and ninety-two years after the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Boulogne.

G.W.N.

    [1] An account of the original instigator of the Crusades
        will be found in vol. viii. of the MIRROR, page 232.

    [2] The Turks generally show some regard to real piety and valour.

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SHAKSPEARE.—­A FRAGMENT.

(For the Mirror.)

  The empty passions of the angry world,
  The loves of heroes, the despair of maids,
  The rage of kings, of beggars and of slaves,
  Shakspeare alone attun’d to song.—­The rest essay’d. 
  Laureate of bards! thyself unsung
  Would stamp us reckless.

CYMBELINE.

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RETROSPECTIVE GLEANINGS.

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REGAL TABLET.

(Continued from page 111.)

EDWARD II. began his reign 7th July, 1307, ended 25th Jan. 1327.

Popes.

Clement V., 1305. 
John XXII., 1316.

Emperor of the East.

Andronicus II., 1283.

Emperors of the West.

Albert I., 1278. 
Henry VII., 1308. 
Frederic III., 1314.

France. 
Philip IV., 1285. 
Louis X., 1314. 
Charles IV. 1322.

Scotland.  Robert Bruce, 1306.

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EDWARD III. began his reign 25th Jan. 1327, ended 21st June, 1377.

Popes.

John XXII., 1316. 
Benedict XII., 1334. 
Clement VI., 1342. 
Innocent VI., 1352. 
Urban V., 1362. 
Gregory XI., 1370.

Emperors of the East.

Andronicus II., 1283. 
Andronicus III., 1332. 
John V., 1341. 
John VI., 1355.

Emperors of the West.

Frederic III., 1314. 
Louis IV., 1330. 
Edward Baliol, 1332. 
David II. (again), 1342. 
Charles IV., 1347. 
Robert II., 1370.

France.

Charles IV., 1322. 
Philip VI., 1328. 
John I., 1355. 
Charles V., 1364.

Scotland.

Robert Bruce, 1306. 
David II., 1330. 
Edward Baliol, 1332. 
David II. (again), 1342. 
Robert II., 1370.

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RICHARD II. began his reign 21st June, 1377, ended 29th Sept. 1399.