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This happy impromptu was enthusiastically received. Marie Antoinette had dried her tears to listen, and as she prepared to leave the theatre, she turned to her brother, and said "Oh! that I could die now! Memoires de Madame de Campan, vol. i., p. 127. The host of the Hotel Turenne had punctually obeyed the orders of Count Falkenstein.
The choice of leader fell upon Dr. Gussfeldt, Herr von Hattorf being his second in command, and with them were associated Dr. Falkenstein as zoologist, and Dr. Soyaux as botanist. A geologist, Dr. Lenz, of Hamburg, was sent to connect the Ogobe and Okanda rivers with, the Loango coast, unless he found a likely northeastern route.
"Think of my heart as a priest, and let that name be ever the first I speak in my prayers to Heaven." "By heaven, if priests resembled you, I should not hate them as I do. Come, my lovely priestess, then call me emperor if you will, but receive me as Count Falkenstein." "Welcome, count," replied she, cheerfully. "God be praised, then, my royalty has disappeared for a while," said Joseph.
in Greek, Latin, Egyptian, French, German, and Spanish, all of which the prince perfectly understood, and spoke like a native. So he marshalled them in order, and sent them off to ride to Falkenstein and cry: "Prince Prigio is coming!" Off they went, the horses' hoofs clattering, banners flying, sunshine glittering on the spear-points.
Those about her Majesty ardently wished to see at Versailles a prince so worthy of his rank. At length the coming of Joseph II., under the title of Count Falkenstein, was announced, and the very day on which he would be at Versailles was mentioned. The first embraces between the Queen and her august brother took place in the presence of all the Queen's household.
They returned to the castle together, and it was not long ere they celebrated their wedding. Both lived long and happily, and their union was blessed with many children. The rock is still known as The Maidens Leap. The Wonderful Road Near Homburg, on the pinnacle of a lofty mountain, are the ruins of Falkenstein Castle, access to which is gained by a steep, winding path.
"You are not quite such a dunce, then, as you seem to be. Well, what has the emperor been about these two days past?" "He leads the same life as he did in Moscow," said Narischkin. "He goes about as Count Falkenstein." "He arrived in St. Petersburg with one servant carrying his portmanteau, and engaged two rooms at a hotel." "Oh, yes. I have heard of his passion for living at hotels.
After the loss of Mentz, misfortune still pursued the Spaniards on the Rhine. Shortly before the capture of that city, the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel had taken Falkenstein and Reifenberg, and the fortress of Koningstein surrendered to the Hessians.
"On the contrary, it is a grace that well becomes her royalty," said Louis, with a smile. "But your brother does not wish us to go forward to meet him. That would be an acknowledgment of his imperial station, and you know that he visits us as Count of Falkenstein." "Oh, etiquette, forever etiquette!" whispered the queen, while she opened her huge fan and began to fan herself.
Two battleships will take up a position before the fortress of Friedrichsort and Fort Falkenstein on the west side, two more before the fortifications of Labo and Moltenort on the east side of Kiel inlet; they will keep up so hot a fire on the fortifications that the rest of the fleet will be able to enter the harbour behind them under their protection.
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