Cours de versions anglaises ou Recueil choisi d'anecdotes, traits historiques, singularités, ...Ad. Wahlen, 1841 - 251 pages |
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... king meant ( 4 ) to indicate a fat monk who stood near the offi- cer . He therefore allured the poor ecclesiastic into a secret place , caused him to be thrust into a bag and thrown into the Seine . Louis heard on the next day , that ...
... king meant ( 4 ) to indicate a fat monk who stood near the offi- cer . He therefore allured the poor ecclesiastic into a secret place , caused him to be thrust into a bag and thrown into the Seine . Louis heard on the next day , that ...
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... king's orders were peremptory , and he was obliged to see them executed . The affair remained a mystery till the king's return , when he desired to see the newly married couple . He was astonished on seeing the bride , and asked her how ...
... king's orders were peremptory , and he was obliged to see them executed . The affair remained a mystery till the king's return , when he desired to see the newly married couple . He was astonished on seeing the bride , and asked her how ...
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... king of Persia , had summoned his ministers to deliberate upon an affair of the utmost importance . While they were assembled , a scorpion fell from the ceiling upon one of the vizirs and darted its sting several times into his foot ...
... king of Persia , had summoned his ministers to deliberate upon an affair of the utmost importance . While they were assembled , a scorpion fell from the ceiling upon one of the vizirs and darted its sting several times into his foot ...
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... king , in admiration of his forti- tude , loaded the intrepid vizir with honours . MUSICAL REVENGE . Haydn when in London , not a little piqued at the dull insensibility of some of his auditors , who during the exe- cution of his finest ...
... king , in admiration of his forti- tude , loaded the intrepid vizir with honours . MUSICAL REVENGE . Haydn when in London , not a little piqued at the dull insensibility of some of his auditors , who during the exe- cution of his finest ...
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... king , loading the officer with presents . The sovereign of Damascus , amazed at such profusion , attempted to surpass it , and sent back to Hatem the same camels laden with precious stuffs . Hatem imme- diately summoned ( 1 ) those who ...
... king , loading the officer with presents . The sovereign of Damascus , amazed at such profusion , attempted to surpass it , and sent back to Hatem the same camels laden with precious stuffs . Hatem imme- diately summoned ( 1 ) those who ...
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