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... Louis XVII , and that his uncle , Louis XVIII , was the usurper of his rights . " But why did you not assert these rights at the time of the restoration of the Bourbons ? " " I was then mortally ill at Bologna . As soon as I recovered ...
... Louis XVII , and that his uncle , Louis XVIII , was the usurper of his rights . " But why did you not assert these rights at the time of the restoration of the Bourbons ? " " I was then mortally ill at Bologna . As soon as I recovered ...
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... Louis XVII , but in sincerity I must confess that a conviction to the contrary is too strong for me ; be , then , so frank as to give up this im- posture . ' But I put it off from day MODERN PERKIN WARBECKS . 99.
... Louis XVII , but in sincerity I must confess that a conviction to the contrary is too strong for me ; be , then , so frank as to give up this im- posture . ' But I put it off from day MODERN PERKIN WARBECKS . 99.
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... Louis XVII ; and as they had seen so many changes of political fortune , they were not with- out hopes that he would one day ascend the throne of France and remember their devoted service to him . With the exception of favouring his ...
... Louis XVII ; and as they had seen so many changes of political fortune , they were not with- out hopes that he would one day ascend the throne of France and remember their devoted service to him . With the exception of favouring his ...
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... Louis XVII . In the next story we have to relate , the imposture is of a more bare - faced and vulgar nature ; and the dupes of it , for the most part , are neither distinguished by education nor intelligence . The narrative , however ...
... Louis XVII . In the next story we have to relate , the imposture is of a more bare - faced and vulgar nature ; and the dupes of it , for the most part , are neither distinguished by education nor intelligence . The narrative , however ...
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