Word: loved
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Vizier and at the instigation of the court astrologer, he determines to send his ministers to the land of Matchoo to secure the wonderful Cat,--Offering as reward to the successful thief, the hand of his daughter, the beautiful Princess. Unfortunately the son of the Rao, who being in love with the Princess has come to the court in disguise, hears of this scheme and meeting with two Boston fakirs, Bill and Harry, obtains their services to assist him in a counter-plot to secure the cat for himself and thus obtain the Princess. They easily outwit the vizier...
...sending flowers to his many passing lovers. Fran von Berndt, his aunt, wishes him to marry valeska von Rembach, daughter of the commandant of a neighboring fortified town. Viktor, however, is already deeply interested in Sophie von Wildenheim, a young widow, but she believes him incapable of true love. Colonel von Rembach also desires to marry Sophie. Reinhard von Feldt, a young and bashful lawyer, and Valeska von Rembach are furthermore desperately in love. Because of a duel Viktor is sentenced to four weeks imprisonment at Colonel von Rembach's fortress...
...third act, two weeks later, Viktor has been released and comes to visit Sophie, who now esteems him more highly. From behind a screen she hears Colonel von Rembach's prosaic reasons for wishing to make her his wife, and then Viktor's violent declaration of love for her. Sophie accepts Viktor. The disconcerted colonel von Rembach is, however, happy to see his daughter Valeska joined to her lover Reinhard...
Replying in rebuttal for the negative, Lockwood pointed out that the debt could be collected in other ways than by the seizure of land; namely, by seizure of ships, by the collection of the internal revenues or by temporary holding. Considering love of freedom, South American republics would not allow their lands to be taken away without struggles. If the seizure is allowed in this case, it will establish a precedent which will allow seizures in all cases where there has been an award. In this way the European powers will acquire more territory than is due, and therefore...
...Creation's Hymn," Beethoven; "The King of Love," Shelley; "Angels Ever Bright and Fair," Handel...