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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... death of his father in 1648 , he succeeded to a considerable fortune , and shortly afterwards was ap- pointed to the Priory of Montdidier , to the emoluments de- rived from which , was afterwards added a pension from Car- dinal Mazarin ...
... death of his father in 1648 , he succeeded to a considerable fortune , and shortly afterwards was ap- pointed to the Priory of Montdidier , to the emoluments de- rived from which , was afterwards added a pension from Car- dinal Mazarin ...
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... death and me . " III . IMPROMPTUS . It is a difficult 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 ...
... death and me . " III . IMPROMPTUS . It is a difficult 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 ...
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... omitted that of his own testament . serted the year , but forgot the day . XI . APOPLEXY . He in- A slight touch of apoplexy may be called a re- taining fee on the part of Death . XII . THE LATEST INFORMATION . M. de E was 18 TABLE - TALK .
... omitted that of his own testament . serted the year , but forgot the day . XI . APOPLEXY . He in- A slight touch of apoplexy may be called a re- taining fee on the part of Death . XII . THE LATEST INFORMATION . M. de E was 18 TABLE - TALK .
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... death was inevitable , he thus addressed his judges . " It is true that it was I that murdered the sergeant ; but I am unjustly condemned , and all those who have given evidence against me are false witnesses . The body which you have ...
... death was inevitable , he thus addressed his judges . " It is true that it was I that murdered the sergeant ; but I am unjustly condemned , and all those who have given evidence against me are false witnesses . The body which you have ...
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... death of several persons . He never allowed any one to look at it without challenging him on the spot . Having quarrelled with Mondori , the actor , he forbade him to make his appearance on the stage , on pain of his displeasure . " I ...
... death of several persons . He never allowed any one to look at it without challenging him on the spot . Having quarrelled with Mondori , the actor , he forbade him to make his appearance on the stage , on pain of his displeasure . " I ...
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