Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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... expressed by Me- nage as to the original derivation of these ciphers from In- dia , is also very successfully combated by Huet and Vos- sius . Vide the subsequent article in the Huetiana . + Poor pleader , practise patience . XLII ...
... expressed by Me- nage as to the original derivation of these ciphers from In- dia , is also very successfully combated by Huet and Vos- sius . Vide the subsequent article in the Huetiana . + Poor pleader , practise patience . XLII ...
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... expressed by the widow ; but seeing , at last , that her mind was really made up , and that she would marry the servant , he told her to take the advice of the bells of the church , and that they would counsel her best what to do . The ...
... expressed by the widow ; but seeing , at last , that her mind was really made up , and that she would marry the servant , he told her to take the advice of the bells of the church , and that they would counsel her best what to do . The ...
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... expression to the thoughts and sentiments of his heroes , had nothing in his external appearance that gave any indication of his talent , and his conver- sation was so tiresome , as to weary every one who listened to it , A great ...
... expression to the thoughts and sentiments of his heroes , had nothing in his external appearance that gave any indication of his talent , and his conver- sation was so tiresome , as to weary every one who listened to it , A great ...
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... expression , and answered , " Deep waters are never clear . " CLIV . BUSSY RABUTIN . The Count de Bussy Rabutin , speaking of love , says , that it frequently occasions worse follies in old persons than in young ones ; and that this pas ...
... expression , and answered , " Deep waters are never clear . " CLIV . BUSSY RABUTIN . The Count de Bussy Rabutin , speaking of love , says , that it frequently occasions worse follies in old persons than in young ones ; and that this pas ...
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... expressed the deep interest he felt in this consultation . A mer- chant , seeing his embarrassment , asked him the cause , which he ingenuously confessed to him ; and did so in a manner so agreeable , that the merchant , perceiving him ...
... expressed the deep interest he felt in this consultation . A mer- chant , seeing his embarrassment , asked him the cause , which he ingenuously confessed to him ; and did so in a manner so agreeable , that the merchant , perceiving him ...
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