The Life and Times of Prince Charles Stuart, Count of Albany, Commonly Called the Young Pretender, Volume 1 |
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... promises , a few pieces of gold , and a fine suit of damask belonging to her mistress , gradually restored her courage , and set her scruples at rest . And so one dark stormy night , under cover of a blinding fall of snow , the maid was ...
... promises , a few pieces of gold , and a fine suit of damask belonging to her mistress , gradually restored her courage , and set her scruples at rest . And so one dark stormy night , under cover of a blinding fall of snow , the maid was ...
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... promises to the full ; I can boldly say that none can with justice reproach me with failing in the least point of honour , which was and always shall be dearer to me than any crown , or my very life itself . ' It was urged to him that ...
... promises to the full ; I can boldly say that none can with justice reproach me with failing in the least point of honour , which was and always shall be dearer to me than any crown , or my very life itself . ' It was urged to him that ...
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... not improbable that Charles , preoccupied with the bright destiny promised him by his partisans , may have given vent to so prophetic a remark . DEATH OF CLEMENTINE . 51 On the conclusion of the 50 THE LIFE OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART .
... not improbable that Charles , preoccupied with the bright destiny promised him by his partisans , may have given vent to so prophetic a remark . DEATH OF CLEMENTINE . 51 On the conclusion of the 50 THE LIFE OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART .
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... promised not to recognise the Prince officially , and the carriages were at once ordered to return to the town . Still Charles had no reason to complain of the reception he received . Save by the Court , he was entertained magnificently ...
... promised not to recognise the Prince officially , and the carriages were at once ordered to return to the town . Still Charles had no reason to complain of the reception he received . Save by the Court , he was entertained magnificently ...
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... promises which were only made to be withdrawn , and only withdrawn to be repeated . On the death of George the First , how- ever , the hopes of the Jacobites ran high . It was known how the incoming king hated Walpole , and the Tories ...
... promises which were only made to be withdrawn , and only withdrawn to be repeated . On the death of George the First , how- ever , the hopes of the Jacobites ran high . It was known how the incoming king hated Walpole , and the Tories ...
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