Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 307
the King ofRome! =94 A BOY OF THE FIRST EMPIRE. Down upon one knee, in homage to the im-perial baby, dropped each man in that glitteringthrong of soldiers and statesmen. And as thelittle King of Rome lifted his voice in a wailof welcome, or, perhaps, of protest, there camefrom the kneeling throng… … I PRESENT TO YOU THE KING OF ROME ! to the throne had been born. The semaphore,or signal-telegraph, flashed the news from cityon to city; fast-riding couriers, pages, andmessengers bore the official announcement todistant municipalities and foreign courts ; thepeople absolutely lived in the…
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