Chapter 26
Candide encounters six men, each addressed as 'Your Majesty,' including Charles Edward Stuart and Theodore of Corsica, all reduced to beggars or travelers.
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From Candide by Voltaire
At Venice's carnival, Candide dines with six dethroned monarchs, satirizing the instability of worldly power and the contingency of fortune.
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