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... royal infant then cradled in purple , in- herited a name which early in this century burst like a meteor over France , and raised her to the height of military renown , and which at one time held all Europe in abeyance . A genius which ...
... royal infant then cradled in purple , in- herited a name which early in this century burst like a meteor over France , and raised her to the height of military renown , and which at one time held all Europe in abeyance . A genius which ...
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... royal sympathy was heartfelt ; and if anything . could temporarily rouse the Empress from her deep sorrow it must have been the womanly tenderness thus extended to her from the highest in the land . Like many other sterling characters ...
... royal sympathy was heartfelt ; and if anything . could temporarily rouse the Empress from her deep sorrow it must have been the womanly tenderness thus extended to her from the highest in the land . Like many other sterling characters ...
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... royal master he had so long kept in check , flooded Paris and deposed their king . Several leaders then tried to hold the reins .. of government , each of whom was alike put down , and , in the tumult and confusion which followed ...
... royal master he had so long kept in check , flooded Paris and deposed their king . Several leaders then tried to hold the reins .. of government , each of whom was alike put down , and , in the tumult and confusion which followed ...
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... royal house Known in the field of battles . Yet we reap'd The harvest of renown . SOUTHEY . NAPOLEON III . having reached the summit of his ambition , did not wait long before he announced to the nation that he had selected a partner to ...
... royal house Known in the field of battles . Yet we reap'd The harvest of renown . SOUTHEY . NAPOLEON III . having reached the summit of his ambition , did not wait long before he announced to the nation that he had selected a partner to ...
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... royal marriages , which often create a false security , and substitute family for national · interests . Moreover , past examples have left a superstitious fear in the popular mind . The nation has not forgotten that for years foreign ...
... royal marriages , which often create a false security , and substitute family for national · interests . Moreover , past examples have left a superstitious fear in the popular mind . The nation has not forgotten that for years foreign ...
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