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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... matter to make a good impromp- tu . I believe , for my own part , that none are good but those that are made at leisure . IV . THE THREE RACANS . One of the best of Bois Robert's stories was that of the Three Racans . Two friends of the ...
... matter to make a good impromp- tu . I believe , for my own part , that none are good but those that are made at leisure . IV . THE THREE RACANS . One of the best of Bois Robert's stories was that of the Three Racans . Two friends of the ...
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... matter being taken up by the police , every one flocked to see the corpse of the criminal . As it was extreme- ly disfigured , the prejudices which were univer- sally entertained against the curate , led them to believe that this must ...
... matter being taken up by the police , every one flocked to see the corpse of the criminal . As it was extreme- ly disfigured , the prejudices which were univer- sally entertained against the curate , led them to believe that this must ...
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... matter , " said the Queen , " I will talk loud . " He immediately went home to prepare his wife for the interview , and warned her to speak as loud as possible , as the Queen would be unable otherwise to understand her . He brought her ...
... matter , " said the Queen , " I will talk loud . " He immediately went home to prepare his wife for the interview , and warned her to speak as loud as possible , as the Queen would be unable otherwise to understand her . He brought her ...
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... matter into ridicule . " My brother , " said Sachot , in his reply , " seems to treat the matter lightly Very probably he thinks a nose is of no conse- quence . " XXVIII . THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYONS . The Archbishop of Lyons had his hands ...
... matter into ridicule . " My brother , " said Sachot , in his reply , " seems to treat the matter lightly Very probably he thinks a nose is of no conse- quence . " XXVIII . THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYONS . The Archbishop of Lyons had his hands ...
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... matters more * * This is not strictly correct , for Aretin's is not exactly a translation . He made considerable changes on the work of Procopius . The story of Machiavel is also a mistake . The Apothegms of Plutarch were well known ...
... matters more * * This is not strictly correct , for Aretin's is not exactly a translation . He made considerable changes on the work of Procopius . The story of Machiavel is also a mistake . The Apothegms of Plutarch were well known ...
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