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... French king was too good to be idly cast away . He went , and was received with every possible mark of honour . Magnificent lodgings . were provided for his reception ; a handsome pension was settled upon him ; and a strong guard was ...
... French king was too good to be idly cast away . He went , and was received with every possible mark of honour . Magnificent lodgings . were provided for his reception ; a handsome pension was settled upon him ; and a strong guard was ...
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... French , Italian , German , and Polish languages , and distinguished himself by his aptitude for learning . After a time he returned to Russia , and took up his abode among the Cossacks of the Ukraine , who , attracted alike by his ...
... French , Italian , German , and Polish languages , and distinguished himself by his aptitude for learning . After a time he returned to Russia , and took up his abode among the Cossacks of the Ukraine , who , attracted alike by his ...
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... French and Italians eagerly purchased these representations of the beloved of the Grand Turk ; but that mysterious being himself preserved an ominous silence . Even the knights of Malta , who hated him as a Mohammedan , nevertheless ...
... French and Italians eagerly purchased these representations of the beloved of the Grand Turk ; but that mysterious being himself preserved an ominous silence . Even the knights of Malta , who hated him as a Mohammedan , nevertheless ...
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... French king , who was disposed to favour his preten- sions . In this remarkable book the pretender sums up the antiquity of the family of Cigala , entitling it to most of the crowns of Europe , and makes himself out to be the descendant ...
... French king , who was disposed to favour his preten- sions . In this remarkable book the pretender sums up the antiquity of the family of Cigala , entitling it to most of the crowns of Europe , and makes himself out to be the descendant ...
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... French merchantman , which was bound from Rochelle to Mar- tinique , was so closely chased by the British cruisers that the captain and crew were compelled to take to their boat . By so doing they avoided the fate of the ship and cargo ...
... French merchantman , which was bound from Rochelle to Mar- tinique , was so closely chased by the British cruisers that the captain and crew were compelled to take to their boat . By so doing they avoided the fate of the ship and cargo ...
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afterwards Altham Anne Allard appeared arrived Artemus Artemus Ward asserted birth brother brought Bruneau Charles child claim claimant cloth extra cloth gilt Comte de Chambord countess court Crawfurd Crown 8vo daughter dauphin death declared died Dimitri documents Douglas Dr Wilmot Duchess Duke of Cumberland Duke of Kent Edition England English Engravings estates evidence father favour Fcap France French friends gave George Gomin Hannah Lightfoot heir honours House of Lords Howard Hugh Smyth husband illustrated cover impostor Ireland James John John Sobieski Stuart king letters LONDON Louis XVI Madame Marchioness of Bath marriage married Martin Guerre Meves mother Naündorff Olive Wilmot paper person PICCADILLY Portrait possession pretender prince Princess prisoner proceeded Pugatscheff recognised returned Ryves Sebastian secret sent Serres sham Sieur de Caille sister story succeeded Temple throne tion told took Tower Verré Warwick wife William witnesses
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