Cours de versions anglaises ou Recueil choisi d'anecdotes, traits historiques, singularités, ...Ad. Wahlen, 1841 - 251 pages |
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... says he , was walking one evening along the banks of the Nile after the return of its waters to their natural bed , when strik- ing his foot against the shell of a tortoise which had been left there by the retiring flood , he was ...
... says he , was walking one evening along the banks of the Nile after the return of its waters to their natural bed , when strik- ing his foot against the shell of a tortoise which had been left there by the retiring flood , he was ...
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... say it ) my country- men , the English , do not give it the credit it deserves , the following one merits a place in the annals of bra- very . The French were mining a lunette , or half - moon bat- tery of the outworks , which , in ...
... say it ) my country- men , the English , do not give it the credit it deserves , the following one merits a place in the annals of bra- very . The French were mining a lunette , or half - moon bat- tery of the outworks , which , in ...
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... says Plutarch , should observe this rule , not to leave them with harsh expressions . Ill language destroys the force of repre- hension , which should be always given with prudence and circumspection . RIVALS IN GENEROSITY . Hatem - Tai ...
... says Plutarch , should observe this rule , not to leave them with harsh expressions . Ill language destroys the force of repre- hension , which should be always given with prudence and circumspection . RIVALS IN GENEROSITY . Hatem - Tai ...
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... Says the second to the third , Il est aima- ble ; and says the third to the second , Il a de l'esprit . My answer was only a civil truth : I did not think of it when I made it ; but I thought a great deal of its effect ( 1 ) To charm ...
... Says the second to the third , Il est aima- ble ; and says the third to the second , Il a de l'esprit . My answer was only a civil truth : I did not think of it when I made it ; but I thought a great deal of its effect ( 1 ) To charm ...
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... say they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament , and yet shall not see who hurts them . This counsel is not to be contemned ; be- ( 1 ) To tender , estimer , considérer . N. B. Ce mot est peu usité comme.verbe aujourd'hui . ( 2 ) ...
... say they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament , and yet shall not see who hurts them . This counsel is not to be contemned ; be- ( 1 ) To tender , estimer , considérer . N. B. Ce mot est peu usité comme.verbe aujourd'hui . ( 2 ) ...
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