The Port FolioEditor and Asbury Dickens, 1823 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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... King of France's manifesto in favour of the pretender . He had frequently attempted to gain admit- tance into the Academy of Sciences , but could not obtain his wish until 1746 , * when he was the first who broke through the absurd ...
... King of France's manifesto in favour of the pretender . He had frequently attempted to gain admit- tance into the Academy of Sciences , but could not obtain his wish until 1746 , * when he was the first who broke through the absurd ...
Page 519
... king on his return to Versailles after his first visit to the National As- sembly- " Happily no blood has been shed ... king's apartment . ' The terrified queen threw herself out of bed ; they put a petticoat upon her without tying it ...
... king on his return to Versailles after his first visit to the National As- sembly- " Happily no blood has been shed ... king's apartment . ' The terrified queen threw herself out of bed ; they put a petticoat upon her without tying it ...
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... king . Very few of that last remnant of the chivalry of France escaped destruction . They were hunted through the pa- lace , as the " knights of the dagger " by the demons of the knife . The royal family had left the Thuilleries for the ...
... king . Very few of that last remnant of the chivalry of France escaped destruction . They were hunted through the pa- lace , as the " knights of the dagger " by the demons of the knife . The royal family had left the Thuilleries for the ...
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