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Those of us who have lunched or supped too near jazz bands can appreciate that Christmas morning scene at Boussa , when the king gave a musical party in his guest's honour . “ The band struck up . It consisted of six large drums , three ...
Those of us who have lunched or supped too near jazz bands can appreciate that Christmas morning scene at Boussa , when the king gave a musical party in his guest's honour . “ The band struck up . It consisted of six large drums , three ...
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“ I have seen three kings naked , ” Bismarck once said brutally , " and there was nothing striking about any of them . ... One has not only to deal with the king , but also with his wife , perhaps even with his mistress , and with the ...
“ I have seen three kings naked , ” Bismarck once said brutally , " and there was nothing striking about any of them . ... One has not only to deal with the king , but also with his wife , perhaps even with his mistress , and with the ...
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William II was permeated by the pure and undiluted doctrine ” of his favourite model , Frederick the Great , who once summed it up in a phrase : “ Authority in my country belongs solely to the King of Prussia .
William II was permeated by the pure and undiluted doctrine ” of his favourite model , Frederick the Great , who once summed it up in a phrase : “ Authority in my country belongs solely to the King of Prussia .
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