Anecdotes and Reminiscences of Illustrious Men and Women of Modern TimesReeves and Turner, 1872 - 357 páginas |
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... poor man was continually teased by the nurse to drink , though he nauseated the insipid liquids that were presented to him . At last , when she was more importunate than usual , he whispered in her ear " For God's sake bring me a salt ...
... poor man was continually teased by the nurse to drink , though he nauseated the insipid liquids that were presented to him . At last , when she was more importunate than usual , he whispered in her ear " For God's sake bring me a salt ...
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... poor man was continually teased by the nurse to drink , though he nauseated the insipid liquids that were presented to him . At last , when she was more importunate than usual , he whispered in her ear- " For God's sake bring me a salt ...
... poor man was continually teased by the nurse to drink , though he nauseated the insipid liquids that were presented to him . At last , when she was more importunate than usual , he whispered in her ear- " For God's sake bring me a salt ...
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... poor neighbours the Valaisans . " En revanche , " said the peasant , " nous sommes accablés des impôts , et dans le pays de Valais on ne paye rien . " 4 . VOLTAIRE'S dislike to the clergy is well known . The conversation happening to ...
... poor neighbours the Valaisans . " En revanche , " said the peasant , " nous sommes accablés des impôts , et dans le pays de Valais on ne paye rien . " 4 . VOLTAIRE'S dislike to the clergy is well known . The conversation happening to ...
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... poor soldier in the same circumstances : " O God , if in the day of battle I forget Thee , do Thou not forget me ! " ' This , as Atterbury pronounced it , with his usual grace and dignity , was a very gentle and polite reproof , and was ...
... poor soldier in the same circumstances : " O God , if in the day of battle I forget Thee , do Thou not forget me ! " ' This , as Atterbury pronounced it , with his usual grace and dignity , was a very gentle and polite reproof , and was ...
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... poor master has in his illness . " 30 . A LADY , who had been invited to the consecra- tion of Cardinal de Retz , at the Sorbonne , perceiving a large circle of bishops attending the ceremony , exclaimed , " I feel myself in paradise ...
... poor master has in his illness . " 30 . A LADY , who had been invited to the consecra- tion of Cardinal de Retz , at the Sorbonne , perceiving a large circle of bishops attending the ceremony , exclaimed , " I feel myself in paradise ...
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