The Life and Times of Prince Charles Stuart, Count of Albany, Commonly Called the Young Pretender, Volume 1 |
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... passed themselves off as the pretended Count and Countess ; Wogan represented the brother of the Countess , whilst the Princess , when freed from her prison , was to appear as the sister of the Count , a character very well acted in the ...
... passed themselves off as the pretended Count and Countess ; Wogan represented the brother of the Countess , whilst the Princess , when freed from her prison , was to appear as the sister of the Count , a character very well acted in the ...
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... passed by I observed him to be a well sized clear limb'd man . I had one glimpse of the Princess which left me a great desire of seeing her again . . . she is of a middling stature , well shaped and has lovely features - wit , vivacity ...
... passed by I observed him to be a well sized clear limb'd man . I had one glimpse of the Princess which left me a great desire of seeing her again . . . she is of a middling stature , well shaped and has lovely features - wit , vivacity ...
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... passed on . Winter had given place to spring , spring had developed into summer , and fashionable Rome was meditating villeggiatura , when a report was circulated that the separated couple were reconciled . It was said that the Princess ...
... passed on . Winter had given place to spring , spring had developed into summer , and fashionable Rome was meditating villeggiatura , when a report was circulated that the separated couple were reconciled . It was said that the Princess ...
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... was an ill - assorted union , and when the Princess , after years of mental and physical suffering , passed to her rest , death was a welcome release . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST CAMPAIGN . " Young Charlie 38 THE LIFE OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART .
... was an ill - assorted union , and when the Princess , after years of mental and physical suffering , passed to her rest , death was a welcome release . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST CAMPAIGN . " Young Charlie 38 THE LIFE OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART .
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... passed on . Scarcely had he entered upon his fourteenth year - the year in which a Roman prophecy had declared his father would succeed to the throne of England - when an event occurred which revealed to him sterner interests in life ...
... passed on . Scarcely had he entered upon his fourteenth year - the year in which a Roman prophecy had declared his father would succeed to the throne of England - when an event occurred which revealed to him sterner interests in life ...
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