Excerpt from Joan of Arc
The curtain is now to be raised upon events of moment. The unhappy state of France, must be shown, the figure of Charles the King, those who worked faithfully for his weal, and those who brought about his woe. These things speak of the coming of Joan of Arc, but she herself does not yet hold the stage.
The most casual student of the life of King Charles VII. Of France cannot fail to be impressed by a very remarkable factor in the working out Of his destiny. This is the feminine influence, both for good and for evil, to which he was subjected throughout his career.
Of course, almost all men are influenced by women. During their early years, life is for them what their mothers make it to be. Later, they have more or less to do with their Sisters, their wives, and their mothers-in-law. A body of feminine thought, ideas, sympathies, and instincts mingles with the sum Of influences, impulses, and emotions which go to make up a man's existence.
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