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Page 82
... Modena ; thence writing incessantly to the monarchs of Europe , and par- ticularly to the Emperor Alexander , who answered me with the greatest politeness , I did not despair of finally obtaining justice ; or if , for policy , they were ...
... Modena ; thence writing incessantly to the monarchs of Europe , and par- ticularly to the Emperor Alexander , who answered me with the greatest politeness , I did not despair of finally obtaining justice ; or if , for policy , they were ...
Page 84
... Modena . In the spring of 1819 , our friend , having come from his residence in the country to spend some time at the capital of the little state of which he was a subject , went one evening to the theatre at Modena , and took his seat ...
... Modena . In the spring of 1819 , our friend , having come from his residence in the country to spend some time at the capital of the little state of which he was a subject , went one evening to the theatre at Modena , and took his seat ...
Page 85
... Modena , and was allowed the use of one of the Count di the governor's , car- riages . " The next morning the ... Modena they met the military governor , who bowed to the Frenchman in a most re- spectful manner . On the bastions they met ...
... Modena , and was allowed the use of one of the Count di the governor's , car- riages . " The next morning the ... Modena they met the military governor , who bowed to the Frenchman in a most re- spectful manner . On the bastions they met ...
Page 86
... Modena , I am the son of Louis the Six- teenth - the dauphin who is said to have died in the Temple . " After this startling announcement , he went on to detail the adventures of his life . According to this account , after having ...
... Modena , I am the son of Louis the Six- teenth - the dauphin who is said to have died in the Temple . " After this startling announcement , he went on to detail the adventures of his life . According to this account , after having ...
Page 87
... Modena on business . He went to the same hotel , and had scarcely dismounted , when the host , with an air of uneasiness , asked whether he had heard what had become of his associate . He had not ; but this was the story about a month ...
... Modena on business . He went to the same hotel , and had scarcely dismounted , when the host , with an air of uneasiness , asked whether he had heard what had become of his associate . He had not ; but this was the story about a month ...
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