Excerpt from Francis the First: An Historical Drama This problem, sir, Surpasses my poor wit and all I know Is, that the duke is coming home again And that an eager expectation runs Before his path, to see how he will bear This sudden mandate, and how be received At court. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.