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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... father in 1648 , he succeeded to a considerable fortune , and shortly afterwards was ap- pointed to the Priory of Montdidier , to the emoluments de- rived from which , was afterwards added a pension from Car- dinal Mazarin . He died in ...
... father in 1648 , he succeeded to a considerable fortune , and shortly afterwards was ap- pointed to the Priory of Montdidier , to the emoluments de- rived from which , was afterwards added a pension from Car- dinal Mazarin . He died in ...
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... Father , " said he , returning , " all is lost , the sailors are swearing like demoniacs ; their very blasphemies are enough to sink the vessel . " . " Oh ! heaven be praised , " said the Jesuit , " then all's right . " XLVIII . PROOF ...
... Father , " said he , returning , " all is lost , the sailors are swearing like demoniacs ; their very blasphemies are enough to sink the vessel . " . " Oh ! heaven be praised , " said the Jesuit , " then all's right . " XLVIII . PROOF ...
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... Father preaching on the day of St John the Evangelist , said , there was a great differ- ence between St John and St Paul ; that the one was far more open and unreserved than the other ; " for , " said he , " St Paul affects mystery and ...
... Father preaching on the day of St John the Evangelist , said , there was a great differ- ence between St John and St Paul ; that the one was far more open and unreserved than the other ; " for , " said he , " St Paul affects mystery and ...
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... Father Richard , ✶ a Jesuit Missionary to these islands , about fifty years ago , published an account of the Island of Santerini , or St Irene , the Thera of the ancients , of which the famous Cyrene was a colony . He has a long ...
... Father Richard , ✶ a Jesuit Missionary to these islands , about fifty years ago , published an account of the Island of Santerini , or St Irene , the Thera of the ancients , of which the famous Cyrene was a colony . He has a long ...
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... father's shop , and cut its throat . He was instantly seized and carried before the judges . Being interrogated as to his motives for the commission of such a crime , " Gentlemen , " said he , " I confess my guilt , and admit that I am ...
... father's shop , and cut its throat . He was instantly seized and carried before the judges . Being interrogated as to his motives for the commission of such a crime , " Gentlemen , " said he , " I confess my guilt , and admit that I am ...
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