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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... masters . It is otherwise in Italy . Masters walk before their servants in summer , on account of the dust , and in winter behind them , on account of the badness of the roads . XXXIX . BERGERAC . Bergerac was an admirable fencer . His ...
... masters . It is otherwise in Italy . Masters walk before their servants in summer , on account of the dust , and in winter behind them , on account of the badness of the roads . XXXIX . BERGERAC . Bergerac was an admirable fencer . His ...
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... master in our servants . " " Well , then , " said the Curé , " don't take him . " " But what shall I do ? " said the widow . " I cannot support the la- bour of my husband's business without assistance . " " Marry him , then , " said the ...
... master in our servants . " " Well , then , " said the Curé , " don't take him . " " But what shall I do ? " said the widow . " I cannot support the la- bour of my husband's business without assistance . " " Marry him , then , " said the ...
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... masters of Normandy and England ; the Francs , the Goths , the Visigoths , and Vandals , of France , Spain , and Africa . The Ostrogoths conquered Italy ; others , such as the Getæ , Cimbri , Scythi- ans , and Bulgarians , subdued ...
... masters of Normandy and England ; the Francs , the Goths , the Visigoths , and Vandals , of France , Spain , and Africa . The Ostrogoths conquered Italy ; others , such as the Getæ , Cimbri , Scythi- ans , and Bulgarians , subdued ...
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... masters , and the Spaniards like kings . The Sicilians used to call him , Scipio Africanus ; the Italians , David ; the French , Her- cules ; the Turks , Julius Cæsar ; the Africans , Hannibal ; the Germans , Charlemagne ; and the ...
... masters , and the Spaniards like kings . The Sicilians used to call him , Scipio Africanus ; the Italians , David ; the French , Her- cules ; the Turks , Julius Cæsar ; the Africans , Hannibal ; the Germans , Charlemagne ; and the ...
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... Michael Cer- vantes composed his Don Quixote , the master- piece of Spanish literature . * A mistake , prison . Buchanan's psalms were not composed in CXXXI . POVERTY OF AUTHORS . Rarely does good fortune VIGNEUL MARVILLIANA . 79.
... Michael Cer- vantes composed his Don Quixote , the master- piece of Spanish literature . * A mistake , prison . Buchanan's psalms were not composed in CXXXI . POVERTY OF AUTHORS . Rarely does good fortune VIGNEUL MARVILLIANA . 79.
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