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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... matter , " said the Queen , " I will talk loud . " He immediately went home to prepare his wife for the interview , and warned her to speak as loud as possible , as the Queen would be unable otherwise to understand her . He brought her ...
... matter , " said the Queen , " I will talk loud . " He immediately went home to prepare his wife for the interview , and warned her to speak as loud as possible , as the Queen would be unable otherwise to understand her . He brought her ...
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... matter into ridicule . " My brother , " said Sachot , in his reply , " seems to treat the matter lightly Very probably he thinks a nose is of no conse- quence . " XXVIII . THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYONS . The Archbishop of Lyons had his hands ...
... matter into ridicule . " My brother , " said Sachot , in his reply , " seems to treat the matter lightly Very probably he thinks a nose is of no conse- quence . " XXVIII . THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYONS . The Archbishop of Lyons had his hands ...
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... matters more * This is not strictly correct , for Aretin's is not exactly a translation . He made considerable changes on the work of Procopius . The story of Machiavel is also a mistake . The Apothegms of Plutarch were well known long ...
... matters more * This is not strictly correct , for Aretin's is not exactly a translation . He made considerable changes on the work of Procopius . The story of Machiavel is also a mistake . The Apothegms of Plutarch were well known long ...
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... matters went upon deck.- " Alas ! Father , " said he , returning , " all is lost , the sailors are swearing like demoniacs ; their very blasphemies are enough to sink the vessel . " . " Oh ! heaven be praised , " said the Jesuit ...
... matters went upon deck.- " Alas ! Father , " said he , returning , " all is lost , the sailors are swearing like demoniacs ; their very blasphemies are enough to sink the vessel . " . " Oh ! heaven be praised , " said the Jesuit ...
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... matter . Montaigne had in his writings assigned to Justus Lipsius the first place in the Empire of Letters ; though in this , as in other things , he showed the badness of his taste . When he advances any bold or dispu table proposition ...
... matter . Montaigne had in his writings assigned to Justus Lipsius the first place in the Empire of Letters ; though in this , as in other things , he showed the badness of his taste . When he advances any bold or dispu table proposition ...
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