The Cruise of the Steam Yacht North Star: A Narrative of the Excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's Party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, EtcGould & Lincoln, 1854 - 336 pages |
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Page 189 - It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.