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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... once presented to the Prince an epitaph on Moliere . " I had much rather , " said the Prince , " that it was he that brought me yours . " VI . A DISAGREEABLE HYPOTHESIS . Two persons were once B 2 MENAGIANA . 17.
... once presented to the Prince an epitaph on Moliere . " I had much rather , " said the Prince , " that it was he that brought me yours . " VI . A DISAGREEABLE HYPOTHESIS . Two persons were once B 2 MENAGIANA . 17.
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... once engaged in an argu- ment . " Suppose , " said one of them , " that you owe me two thousand crowns . " " I wish , " replied the other , " that you would suppose some other hypothesis . " VII . M. MARTINON . M. Martinon , advocate ...
... once engaged in an argu- ment . " Suppose , " said one of them , " that you owe me two thousand crowns . " " I wish , " replied the other , " that you would suppose some other hypothesis . " VII . M. MARTINON . M. Martinon , advocate ...
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... once endea- voured to 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 ...
... once endea- voured to 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 ...
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... once , from the conversation which he had with the librarian , that he was an extremely ill - informed , and incompetent person for the situation . He was afterwards in- troduced to the King , with whom he talked of the beauties of the ...
... once , from the conversation which he had with the librarian , that he was an extremely ill - informed , and incompetent person for the situation . He was afterwards in- troduced to the King , with whom he talked of the beauties of the ...
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... But , do you pay him ? ” “ Oh , no , " said he . XXIV . CARDINAL RICHELIEU . A gentleman was once talking very loudly to the Prince de Guémene against the Cardinal de Richelieu . Speak lower , " said he ; " MENAGIANA . 23.
... But , do you pay him ? ” “ Oh , no , " said he . XXIV . CARDINAL RICHELIEU . A gentleman was once talking very loudly to the Prince de Guémene against the Cardinal de Richelieu . Speak lower , " said he ; " MENAGIANA . 23.
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