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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... allowed his six hundred ; " And I , ” said one , " I go far beyond either of you , for I al- low mine four thousand francs per annum . " At first the whole party were astonished at this exorbitant allowance . At last one of them thought ...
... allowed his six hundred ; " And I , ” said one , " I go far beyond either of you , for I al- low mine four thousand francs per annum . " At first the whole party were astonished at this exorbitant allowance . At last one of them thought ...
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... allowed to choose our birth - place , Italy should be our choice , on account of the mild- ness of the climate . After being born there , we must come to France to live , for there alone is the science of good eating fully understood ...
... allowed to choose our birth - place , Italy should be our choice , on account of the mild- ness of the climate . After being born there , we must come to France to live , for there alone is the science of good eating fully understood ...
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... allowed the use of their library , might have carried off the manuscript , particularly as in his two Dialogues , De Exilio , some passages appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard ...
... allowed the use of their library , might have carried off the manuscript , particularly as in his two Dialogues , De Exilio , some passages appeared which were obviously above his powers . XXXV . PROCOPIUS AND QUINCTILIAN . Leonard ...
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... 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 interdict you , " said he , " for a ...
... 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 interdict you , " said he , " for a ...
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... 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 zeal , bit his finger in doing so , and that so sharply that the King was forced to call out . " I beg your ...
... 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 zeal , bit his finger in doing so , and that so sharply that the King was forced to call out . " I beg your ...
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