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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Page 29
... usual alms . XXV . CARDINAL RICHELIEU . Amidst the important occupations of the Car- dinal Richelieu , he generally found time to un- bend a little from the fatigue attendant on the mi- nistry . He was fond of violent exercises ...
... usual alms . XXV . CARDINAL RICHELIEU . Amidst the important occupations of the Car- dinal Richelieu , he generally found time to un- bend a little from the fatigue attendant on the mi- nistry . He was fond of violent exercises ...
Page 30
... usual . Bergerac immediately got up , and ordered him , in presence of the audience , to retire , with so terrible a voice , that Mondori , for fear of worse consequences , was glad to make his exit . Bergerac used to say of Mondori ...
... usual . Bergerac immediately got up , and ordered him , in presence of the audience , to retire , with so terrible a voice , that Mondori , for fear of worse consequences , was glad to make his exit . Bergerac used to say of Mondori ...
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... usual re- treat , retired for ever . Suetonius tells us , that after the violent death of Caligula , his body had been but partially burned and superficially interred ; the house in which he was slain , and the gardens where he was ...
... usual re- treat , retired for ever . Suetonius tells us , that after the violent death of Caligula , his body had been but partially burned and superficially interred ; the house in which he was slain , and the gardens where he was ...
Page 63
... usual flight . While the lakes are frozen , if the ice be broken in certain places which appear darker than others , the swallows are found in great quantities , cold , asleep , and half dead . If they are taken out , and warmed by the ...
... usual flight . While the lakes are frozen , if the ice be broken in certain places which appear darker than others , the swallows are found in great quantities , cold , asleep , and half dead . If they are taken out , and warmed by the ...
Page 62
... usual flight . While the lakes are frozen , if the ice be broken in certain places which appear darker than others , the swallows are found in great quantities , cold , asleep , and half dead . If they are taken out , and warmed by the ...
... usual flight . While the lakes are frozen , if the ice be broken in certain places which appear darker than others , the swallows are found in great quantities , cold , asleep , and half dead . If they are taken out , and warmed by the ...
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