Frederick the Great and His Court: An Historical RomanceD. Appleton, 1867 - 434 páginas |
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... THE QUEEN'S TAILOR . A DREARY silence had reigned for some time in the usually gay and happy family circle of the worthy court tailor . No M. Pricker , the crown one dared to speak or 160 FREDERICK THE GREAT The Queen's Tailor,
... THE QUEEN'S TAILOR . A DREARY silence had reigned for some time in the usually gay and happy family circle of the worthy court tailor . No M. Pricker , the crown one dared to speak or 160 FREDERICK THE GREAT The Queen's Tailor,
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... Pricker sighed , shook her head , and an- swered " Not yet ! " M. Pricker asked nothing , demanded nothing ; silent and proud he sat in the midst of his family circle ; stoically listened to the ringing of the bell , and saw strangers ...
... Pricker sighed , shook her head , and an- swered " Not yet ! " M. Pricker asked nothing , demanded nothing ; silent and proud he sat in the midst of his family circle ; stoically listened to the ringing of the bell , and saw strangers ...
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... Pricker looked at her with astonishment . " You call this a small affair , which concerns not only the honor of your father , but that of your whole family ; which affects the position and calling enjoyed by the Pricker family for a ...
... Pricker looked at her with astonishment . " You call this a small affair , which concerns not only the honor of your father , but that of your whole family ; which affects the position and calling enjoyed by the Pricker family for a ...
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... Pricker , clasping her hands with anguish . " Thy father give up his stand , his honorable stand , which , for more than a hundred years , has been inherited by the family ! Thy father demean himself to buy with his honorably - earned ...
... Pricker , clasping her hands with anguish . " Thy father give up his stand , his honorable stand , which , for more than a hundred years , has been inherited by the family ! Thy father demean himself to buy with his honorably - earned ...
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... , and some one asked for M. and Madame Pricker . " Pöllnitz , " whispered Anna , and a glowing blush over- spread her face , throat , and neck . " The Baron Pöllnitz , the master of ceremonies , 164 FREDERICK THE GREAT.
... , and some one asked for M. and Madame Pricker . " Pöllnitz , " whispered Anna , and a glowing blush over- spread her face , throat , and neck . " The Baron Pöllnitz , the master of ceremonies , 164 FREDERICK THE GREAT.
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Anna Austria Baron Pöllnitz beautiful Berlin Bielfeld Boden bowed cavalier command Count Manteuffel Count Voss countenance countess court courtiers cried dare dear door dream Eckert Elizabeth Ephraim exclaimed expression eyes face father flute Frederick William Fredersdorf Fritz Wendel garden gentlemen give glance gold greet hand happy hastily heard heart houses of Hohenzollern husband King of Prussia king's kiss Knobelsdorf ladies laughing Laura von Pannewitz letter lips listen looked lover Madame Brandt Madame Morien Madame von Brandt Madame von Morien Mademoiselle maids of honor majesty marriage marry mother murmured never noble palace pale passion pity poem poor Pricker Prince Augustus William prince royal princess royal proud Prussia Quantz queen queen-mother receive reign Rhedern Rheinsberg saloon sighed silent smile Sophia Dorothea sorrow soul speak stood tears tender thought to-day Tourbillon trembling voice whispered wife wish woman words young king
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