Yankees at the Court: The First Americans in ParisThe author discusses the experiences of the first American diplomats in the court of Versailles during the years 1775-85. This book includes Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. |
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Page 68
... Royal . It was said at the time that at the Palais Royal every pleasure in the world was assembled . Beautiful women , wearing bouquets of fresh flowers at their waists , strolled through the gardens and under the arcades , many of them ...
... Royal . It was said at the time that at the Palais Royal every pleasure in the world was assembled . Beautiful women , wearing bouquets of fresh flowers at their waists , strolled through the gardens and under the arcades , many of them ...
Page 197
... Royal Mizen top Sail , Mizen top Gallant Sail , Mizen top Gallant Royal . The next day at 7 a.m. found the Rudder Head to be gone . " Hearing the shouting and crashing above , Sally and her brother Brockholst scrambled up on deck ...
... Royal Mizen top Sail , Mizen top Gallant Sail , Mizen top Gallant Royal . The next day at 7 a.m. found the Rudder Head to be gone . " Hearing the shouting and crashing above , Sally and her brother Brockholst scrambled up on deck ...
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... Royal Academy of Science , 127-28 Royale , Madame , 120 , 122 Royal Society , 48 , 158 , 159 Rubens , Sir Peter Paul , 115 Russia , 174-75 , 245 , 268-69 Sainte - Beuve , Charles Augustin , 138 St. Eustatius , island of , 174 Saint ...
... Royal Academy of Science , 127-28 Royale , Madame , 120 , 122 Royal Society , 48 , 158 , 159 Rubens , Sir Peter Paul , 115 Russia , 174-75 , 245 , 268-69 Sainte - Beuve , Charles Augustin , 138 St. Eustatius , island of , 174 Saint ...
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