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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... turn into ridicule an abbé , who , accord- ing to custom , had assumed the name , without pos- sessing a benefice . " It is strange , " said he , " that we should have known each other so long , and yet that I don't know whereabouts ...
... turn into ridicule an abbé , who , accord- ing to custom , had assumed the name , without pos- sessing a benefice . " It is strange , " said he , " that we should have known each other so long , and yet that I don't know whereabouts ...
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... turn the whole 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 ...
... turn the whole 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 ...
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... turn into ridicule an abbé , who , accord- ing to custom , had assumed the name , without pos- sessing a benefice . " It is strange , " said he , " that we should have known each other so long , and yet that I don't know whereabouts ...
... turn into ridicule an abbé , who , accord- ing to custom , had assumed the name , without pos- sessing a benefice . " It is strange , " said he , " that we should have known each other so long , and yet that I don't know whereabouts ...
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... turn the whole 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 ...
... turn the whole 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 ...
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... turning to his friends , “ if I survive , I shall write a tremendous satire against the hiccup . " His friends certainly expected some very different resolution . A little before his death , seeing his relatives and servants in tears ...
... turning to his friends , “ if I survive , I shall write a tremendous satire against the hiccup . " His friends certainly expected some very different resolution . A little before his death , seeing his relatives and servants in tears ...
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