Cours de versions anglaises ou Recueil choisi d'anecdotes, traits historiques, singularités, ...Ad. Wahlen, 1841 - 251 pages |
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... hours in repairing the clocks and watches of his pari- shioners . A gentleman in the neighbourhood complained to the bishop of the diocese ; stating that the curate dis- graced the profession by carrying on a trade ( 2 ) . The bishop ...
... hours in repairing the clocks and watches of his pari- shioners . A gentleman in the neighbourhood complained to the bishop of the diocese ; stating that the curate dis- graced the profession by carrying on a trade ( 2 ) . The bishop ...
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P. Sadler. MUSIC . 25 suits of knowledge and virtue , and every hour of their lives , make themselves wiser and better than they were before ! ADDISON . THE FIRST BOOKS . The first books were in the form of blocks ( 1 ) or ta- bles ; but ...
P. Sadler. MUSIC . 25 suits of knowledge and virtue , and every hour of their lives , make themselves wiser and better than they were before ! ADDISON . THE FIRST BOOKS . The first books were in the form of blocks ( 1 ) or ta- bles ; but ...
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... hours after this , the coach was crossing a brook which had been much swollen by rains , and when in the deepest part of it , our quiz ( 2 ) was seized with a violent fit ( 3 ) of coughing . The affrighted passengers immediately opened ...
... hours after this , the coach was crossing a brook which had been much swollen by rains , and when in the deepest part of it , our quiz ( 2 ) was seized with a violent fit ( 3 ) of coughing . The affrighted passengers immediately opened ...
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... hours after Napoleon's landing at Cannes , between him and the prince of Monaco , for- merly first equerry to Josephine . : - It was at one o'clock in the morning the moon had been up ( 2 ) about half an hour . Napoleon was standing in ...
... hours after Napoleon's landing at Cannes , between him and the prince of Monaco , for- merly first equerry to Josephine . : - It was at one o'clock in the morning the moon had been up ( 2 ) about half an hour . Napoleon was standing in ...
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... hour's time , and you may then go on to your destination . " And where do you proceed in this manner ? " " " " To Paris . FEMALE INTREPIDITY . The emperor Han - n - gai - ti was one day walking in the menagerie accompanied by several of ...
... hour's time , and you may then go on to your destination . " And where do you proceed in this manner ? " " " " To Paris . FEMALE INTREPIDITY . The emperor Han - n - gai - ti was one day walking in the menagerie accompanied by several of ...
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