31.Our English king Richard I. was called Lion-heart (Cœur de Lion), on account of his valour and intrepidity ; and this title gave occasion to a legend, alluded to by Shakspeare32, of his combat with a lion, and pulling out his heart.
31.Our English king Richard I. was called Lion-heart (Cœur de Lion), on account of his valour and intrepidity ; and this title gave occasion to a legend, alluded to by Shakspeare32, of his combat with a lion, and pulling out his heart.