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... gave it to Madame de la Vallière , who retreated to it , to efface by her peni- tence her sinful love for him . The old chateau and quiet little town of St. Ger- mains - en - Laye is situated high on the top of a hill , in the midst of ...
... gave it to Madame de la Vallière , who retreated to it , to efface by her peni- tence her sinful love for him . The old chateau and quiet little town of St. Ger- mains - en - Laye is situated high on the top of a hill , in the midst of ...
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... gave rise to a report in England that he was mad , but it was untrue . He proposed to Louis XIV . to retire from France ; but that generous monarch would not hear of James doing So. His attentions to the exiles were redoubled , and the ...
... gave rise to a report in England that he was mad , but it was untrue . He proposed to Louis XIV . to retire from France ; but that generous monarch would not hear of James doing So. His attentions to the exiles were redoubled , and the ...
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... gave her to an Oranger ! ' Ken ye how he requited him ? Ken ye how he requited him ? The dog has into England come , And ta'en the crown in spite of him ! ' The rogue he sal na keep it lang , To budge we'll make him fain again ; We'll ...
... gave her to an Oranger ! ' Ken ye how he requited him ? Ken ye how he requited him ? The dog has into England come , And ta'en the crown in spite of him ! ' The rogue he sal na keep it lang , To budge we'll make him fain again ; We'll ...
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... gave the English admiral , Sir George Byng , time to intercept him just as the French ships arrived in the Firth of Forth . The news of a French invasion created the greatest excitement among the Jacobite party in Scotland , where large ...
... gave the English admiral , Sir George Byng , time to intercept him just as the French ships arrived in the Firth of Forth . The news of a French invasion created the greatest excitement among the Jacobite party in Scotland , where large ...
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... gave way to confusion and despair . As soon as the Hanoverian troops arrived , although the Jacobites had repulsed their first attack with great spirit , he sent to propose terms of capitulation to General Wills . ' I will enter into no ...
... gave way to confusion and despair . As soon as the Hanoverian troops arrived , although the Jacobites had repulsed their first attack with great spirit , he sent to propose terms of capitulation to General Wills . ' I will enter into no ...
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