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PP-P.779.133
21 Dec 1779:21
The Character, with a short biographical Account of Joseph
the Second, present Emperor of Germany.
[Several paragraphs describing his charitable actions and
deeds]
[Emperor visited a poor family and observed eleven children,
some taken in off the street]
The Monarch then discovered himself, not by throwing open
his coat, and displaying an embroidered vest, as Princes
reveal themselves in modern tragedies, but by more
unequivocally signs of royalty, by settling a pension on
each of the half-score children; adding this truly noble
sentiment at the same time.
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