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Oh, dear, and here we are among the rich and great; and the steel kings and copper kings and oil kings and their heirs and dauphins.

From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

These are but a few of the numerous sham dauphins who have at various times appeared.

From Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton by Anonymous

A certain Joseph Paulin figured in it—a strange person, who boasted of having received the son of Louis XVI at the door of the temple and, for this reason, was a partisan of two dauphins.

From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]

In 1349 Grenoble was ceded with the rest of the Dauphin� to France, but retained various municipal privileges which had been granted by the dauphins to the town, originally by a charter of 1242.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

In this latter year he "observed a lady scrutinising him," at the Old Argyle Rooms, Regent Street, and was informed that it was the Duchess d'Angoul�me, the unfortunate victim of all the pseudo dauphins.

From Claimants to Royalty by Ingram, John M.