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Word: burgos (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dawn the old German Imperial standard broke out from the flagstaff of House Doorn. As the morning advanced, Burgo master Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Roye arrived with a Dutch choir, proceeded to the Orangerie and staged a birthday serenade to Wilhelm II, 70. Clad in black fur-lined coat and astrakhan cap Wilhelm of Doom listened, seemed to especially enjoy a folk song called "The Bold Spinster." After thanking the choir and the Burgomaster Baron, he alluded to his famed hobby thus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Kaiserlich Geburtstag | 2/4/1929 | See Source »

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