The Life and Times of Prince Charles Stuart, Count of Albany, Commonly Called the Young Pretender, Volume 1 |
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... never been consulted . Here and there some isolated paper had been made use of by historians and biographers , but the greater portion of the letters and examinations of witnesses was virgin soil . It was a mine well worth the work- ing ...
... never been consulted . Here and there some isolated paper had been made use of by historians and biographers , but the greater portion of the letters and examinations of witnesses was virgin soil . It was a mine well worth the work- ing ...
Page vi
... nected , the various links in the chain of this Prince's biography . It is because our national documents have never yet been consulted that no full life of the PREFACE . vii Young Pretender has appeared . In the vi PREFACE .
... nected , the various links in the chain of this Prince's biography . It is because our national documents have never yet been consulted that no full life of the PREFACE . vii Young Pretender has appeared . In the vi PREFACE .
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... never before to my knowledge been made public . They will be found among the State Papers of the Italian States , preserved in the Public Record Office . Thanks to the courtesy of the Marquis of Lans- downe , who placed several volumes ...
... never before to my knowledge been made public . They will be found among the State Papers of the Italian States , preserved in the Public Record Office . Thanks to the courtesy of the Marquis of Lans- downe , who placed several volumes ...
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... never fulfilled . For this act , Wogan was knighted by the Pope . We do not hear what became of Jenny . * To return to the young mother . As soon as the happy event became known throughout Rome , con- gratulations poured in on all sides ...
... never fulfilled . For this act , Wogan was knighted by the Pope . We do not hear what became of Jenny . * To return to the young mother . As soon as the happy event became known throughout Rome , con- gratulations poured in on all sides ...
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... Never in after life did he receive such homage . Beautiful dames , the brilliant leaders of a brilliant society bent the knee and covered him with caresses . Cardinals and prelates stood over him and gave him their blessing . Soldiers ...
... Never in after life did he receive such homage . Beautiful dames , the brilliant leaders of a brilliant society bent the knee and covered him with caresses . Cardinals and prelates stood over him and gave him their blessing . Soldiers ...
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