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 33
... asked him what o'clock it was . He replied , " Madam , any hour your Majesty pleases . " * XLVII . THE JESUIT . A Jesuit who had been particularly recom- mended to the captain of a vessel , was sailing from France to America . The ...
... asked him what o'clock it was . He replied , " Madam , any hour your Majesty pleases . " * XLVII . THE JESUIT . A Jesuit who had been particularly recom- mended to the captain of a vessel , was sailing from France to America . The ...
Page 38
... asked her if she pardoned all her ene- mies , and particularly Cardinal Richelieu . She said she did , from her heart . " Madame , " said he , " as a mark of reconciliation , will you send him the bracelet you wear on your arm ? " " Nay ...
... asked her if she pardoned all her ene- mies , and particularly Cardinal Richelieu . She said she did , from her heart . " Madame , " said he , " as a mark of reconciliation , will you send him the bracelet you wear on your arm ? " " Nay ...
Page 41
... asked him , on his return , how he found him . The Marechal an- swered , " Sire , I saw him die like a good Hugue- not : what I think is most to be regretted is , that he should have died in a religion which is now as unfashionable as a ...
... asked him , on his return , how he found him . The Marechal an- swered , " Sire , I saw him die like a good Hugue- not : what I think is most to be regretted is , that he should have died in a religion which is now as unfashionable as a ...
Page 57
... asked permission to see it ; Ma- dame d ' Usez at last procured me this pleasure . She locked me up one afternoon along with the garland ; she afterwards went to attend the Queen , • An elegant madrigal composed by Chapelain , author of ...
... asked permission to see it ; Ma- dame d ' Usez at last procured me this pleasure . She locked me up one afternoon along with the garland ; she afterwards went to attend the Queen , • An elegant madrigal composed by Chapelain , author of ...
Page 66
... asked him what was the nature of his complaint . M. de Rohan looked at him at- tentively : " Doctor , " said he , " I know not how it is , but I have a vague recollection of having seen • Poor and naked dost thou go , oh Philosophy ! + ...
... asked him what was the nature of his complaint . M. de Rohan looked at him at- tentively : " Doctor , " said he , " I know not how it is , but I have a vague recollection of having seen • Poor and naked dost thou go , oh Philosophy ! + ...
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