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 1 1 |         image of the young Prince William of Orange. ~The brothers
 2 1 |         loomed in the future, was William, Prince of Orange, son of
 3 1 |          Prince of Orange, son of William II., and grandson, by his
 4 1 |          Stadtholder in favour of William of Orange, for whom the
 5 1 |          had, from hatred against William of Orange, hired an assassin
 6 1 |          his alleged plot against William of Orange. ~But Cornelius
 7 1 |      interests. ~In the meanwhile William of Orange urged on the course
 8 4 |     perish in the attempt ---- " ~William of Orange -- for he it was --
 9 4 |     another horse by the bridle. ~William, without touching the stirrup,
10 4 |           have been better," said William, "if what did happen had
11 4 |       side. ~"How I should wish," William of Orange malignantly muttered
12 4 |           as truly as I am called William the Silent, thou Sun, thou
13 5 |     Cornelius de Witt, and whilst William of Orange, after having
14 5 |     Cornelius, at that period, as William of Orange said, began to
15 7 |           yet made in the name of William of Orange; he had not been
16 9 |           to the precaution which William -- the man of precautions --
17 12|        around him. ~His Highness, William, Prince of Orange, very
18 12|  postscript. ~In this postscript, William of Orange, Stadtholder of
19 13|            that is to say, love; ~William of Orange, that is to say,
20 13|       clemency. ~But for Rosa and William, the calculations of the
21 13|       have been correct. ~But for William, Cornelius would have died. ~
22 15|      wished him, certainly Prince William will be the happiest man
23 26|        Mynheer van Systens," said William of Orange, with a serenity
24 26|        witness. ~"Continue," said William dryly, to the President
25 26|       what you have to say," said William. ~"I confess I knew the
26 26|             Happy prisoner!" said William, smiling. ~At this moment
27 27|         himself face to face with William of Orange, started back. ~"
28 27|              Master Boxtel," said William, "you seem to have discovered
29 27|          shrugged his shoulders. ~William watched all his movements
30 27|        Cornelius is not guilty." ~William started. ~"Not guilty of
31 27|      President. ~"You, my child," William of Orange continued, "you
32 27|        for Heaven's sake, read!" ~William handed the third bulb to
33 27| misgivings about that paper which William had received from the hand
34 28|          blood-stained doublet of William the Taciturn and the female
35 30|           had been left by Prince William of Orange at the house of
36 30|          his master in his face. ~William continued his writing for
37 30|       caress her. ~"Ah, ah!" said William to his dog, "it's easy to
38 30|     beautiful eyes, and looked at William with a glance full of meaning,
39 30|         of a Frisian bride." said William; "it will suit you very
40 31|    produced; secondly, the Prince William of Orange, as a true Hollander,
41 32|           moment when he passed. ~William, impassible and quiet as
42 32|         his way to the scaffold. ~William, looking with his cold glance
43 33|  Stadtholder had seated himself. ~William rose, casting a tranquil
44 33|         of one of the officers of William. ~The Prince then slowly
45 33|              And at the same time William took Rosa's hand, and placed