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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... Duke of Burgundy , in Brabant . Ariosto is the third who has introduced the tale , at the end of his fifth Satire , and has given it an air of novel- ty , by the graces which he has added to it . It is also the eleventh of an anonymous ...
... Duke of Burgundy , in Brabant . Ariosto is the third who has introduced the tale , at the end of his fifth Satire , and has given it an air of novel- ty , by the graces which he has added to it . It is also the eleventh of an anonymous ...
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... Duke of Burgundy , on the 6th of August 1682 . He refused the attendance of his guards , and every one was allowed to address him . As all were ad- mitted to the honour of kissing his hand , the Mar- quis Spinola , in the ardour of his ...
... Duke of Burgundy , on the 6th of August 1682 . He refused the attendance of his guards , and every one was allowed to address him . As all were ad- mitted to the honour of kissing his hand , the Mar- quis Spinola , in the ardour of his ...
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... Duke of Orleans , the uncle of Louis XII . , in presence of his daughter . Among other things he said , that “ he was a very wise and • Don't take him : Don't take him . pious prince , and a man of great worth . D 2 MENAGIANA . 41.
... Duke of Orleans , the uncle of Louis XII . , in presence of his daughter . Among other things he said , that “ he was a very wise and • Don't take him : Don't take him . pious prince , and a man of great worth . D 2 MENAGIANA . 41.
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... Duke of Montausier alone . He had always loved and cultivated literature ; and employed as much leisure in the perusal of the Classics as his military and political career permit- ted ; but he had frequently found himself embar- rassed ...
... Duke of Montausier alone . He had always loved and cultivated literature ; and employed as much leisure in the perusal of the Classics as his military and political career permit- ted ; but he had frequently found himself embar- rassed ...
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... Duke de Montau- sier , agreed to defray the expense ( which , upon a fair calculation , was estimated at about 3 or 400,000 francs ) of bringing the plan to perfection . It is highly to the honour of M. Colbert's taste , that he ...
... Duke de Montau- sier , agreed to defray the expense ( which , upon a fair calculation , was estimated at about 3 or 400,000 francs ) of bringing the plan to perfection . It is highly to the honour of M. Colbert's taste , that he ...
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