Seawell, Molly Elliot, 1860-1916, D. Appleton and Company. pbl, Appleton Press. prt elt · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 169
parkled brilliantly in thenoonday sun, and the trees were in their first fresh gloryof the May. A crowd of great people—courtiers and court ladiessuperbly costumed, ministers and statesmen, naval andmilitary officers in dazzling uniforms—crowded the grandstaircase; but all made way for the… … /;■ .: rrj.r.e-.irK a[ me .ourt oj Loui: XyI. PAUL JONES. 147 Presently the great folding doors of the audiencechamber were thrown wide, and an instant hush fell uponthe vast crowd of nobles and gentlemen. The king andqueen, seated in armchairs on a dais, over w^hich therewas a canopy, and…
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 · Adventure and adventurers · Voyages and travels · Ship captains · Naval battles · Sailing · Sailors · Kings and rulers · Statesmen
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