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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... thought at first that her visitor had forgot something , and had returned on that account . She was just preparing to address him , when a stranger entered and saluted her with much gravity . Mademoiselle de Gournai could not help ...
... thought at first that her visitor had forgot something , and had returned on that account . She was just preparing to address him , when a stranger entered and saluted her with much gravity . Mademoiselle de Gournai could not help ...
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... He has selected all his specimens of good translation from the works of Dablancourt or Portroyal , and those of bad translation from the writings of Marolles , who , in ! truth , thought rather of making many volumes than 20 TABLE - TALK .
... He has selected all his specimens of good translation from the works of Dablancourt or Portroyal , and those of bad translation from the writings of Marolles , who , in ! truth , thought rather of making many volumes than 20 TABLE - TALK .
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... thought rather of making many volumes than good ones . M. de Marolles was greatly enraged at this , and complained of it loudly . M. de l'Es- tang , anxious to conciliate him , chose for this pur- pose Easter - day , when M. de Marolles ...
... thought rather of making many volumes than good ones . M. de Marolles was greatly enraged at this , and complained of it loudly . M. de l'Es- tang , anxious to conciliate him , chose for this pur- pose Easter - day , when M. de Marolles ...
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... thought of put- ting the question , " But , do you pay him ? ” “ Ob , 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 ...
... thought of put- ting the question , " But , do you pay him ? ” “ Ob , 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 ...
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... thoughts and criticisms of this learned and amiable man , is of a graver cast than the most of the Ana . It contains few ... thought and language in which they are conveyed . ] LXXXI . MONTAIGNE . The Essays of Montaigne are genuine Mon ...
... thoughts and criticisms of this learned and amiable man , is of a graver cast than the most of the Ana . It contains few ... thought and language in which they are conveyed . ] LXXXI . MONTAIGNE . The Essays of Montaigne are genuine Mon ...
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