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... French or Spanish descent by either parent , especially French . " - Harper's Book of Facts . " A Creole is a person born in the West Indies or South America of European parents . The name is often erroneously applied to persons of ...
... French or Spanish descent by either parent , especially French . " - Harper's Book of Facts . " A Creole is a person born in the West Indies or South America of European parents . The name is often erroneously applied to persons of ...
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... French language , to grammar , rhetoric , and poetry , and the publication of the French classics . " Membership is the highest literary distinction within the power of the na- tion to bestow . See Academy , French . The following is a ...
... French language , to grammar , rhetoric , and poetry , and the publication of the French classics . " Membership is the highest literary distinction within the power of the na- tion to bestow . See Academy , French . The following is a ...
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... French Academy . See Academy , French ; Forty Immortals . “ French Language Has Only Five Words . " An expression made use of by Cardinal de Retz ( 1614-1679 ) in describing the general sentiment of the French court on the accession to ...
... French Academy . See Academy , French ; Forty Immortals . “ French Language Has Only Five Words . " An expression made use of by Cardinal de Retz ( 1614-1679 ) in describing the general sentiment of the French court on the accession to ...
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