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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Page 30
... 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 interdict you , " said he , " for a month . " Two days ...
... 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 interdict you , " said he , " for a month . " Two days ...
Page 49
... look- ed at , studied , imitated by all the world ? could an idea like this spring from any other source than a plentiful supply of self - love ? And His style is of a truly singular turn and original character . His lively imagination ...
... look- ed at , studied , imitated by all the world ? could an idea like this spring from any other source than a plentiful supply of self - love ? And His style is of a truly singular turn and original character . His lively imagination ...
Page 85
... look whether he could find any paste in the house - add- ing , that in all probability he would find some starch with the women who took charge of his linen . The secretary went to their apartment ; and having found what he wanted , he ...
... look whether he could find any paste in the house - add- ing , that in all probability he would find some starch with the women who took charge of his linen . The secretary went to their apartment ; and having found what he wanted , he ...
Page 92
... look upon the figure without starting , and two dogs to fight with it , he returned to Rhodes , accompanied by his two dogs and some servants . Having come to a hill near Maupas , in the vicinity of which the dragon had his haunt , he ...
... look upon the figure without starting , and two dogs to fight with it , he returned to Rhodes , accompanied by his two dogs and some servants . Having come to a hill near Maupas , in the vicinity of which the dragon had his haunt , he ...
Page 135
... look into the glass I am afraid of myself . " Another used to say , " The sword of a Gascon is the key to the other world . " CCLVIII . THE GASCON TURNED ARCHITECT . A Gascon , who was at a loss for a dinner , see- ing Frère Romain ...
... look into the glass I am afraid of myself . " Another used to say , " The sword of a Gascon is the key to the other world . " CCLVIII . THE GASCON TURNED ARCHITECT . A Gascon , who was at a loss for a dinner , see- ing Frère Romain ...
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