Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 54Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1863 |
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... French army , a be placed under French command ; the second , that French and English troops , when acting together , should be under orders of whichever officer was senior , whether he chanced to be French or English To Mr. Kinglake's ...
... French army , a be placed under French command ; the second , that French and English troops , when acting together , should be under orders of whichever officer was senior , whether he chanced to be French or English To Mr. Kinglake's ...
Page 171
... French ; and French has the monopoly of maniéré , s'encanailler , égrillard , enlaidir , grignoter , recherché , and flou , the latter of which is the best word ever invented to express a hazy , misty , floating outline . But such hap ...
... French ; and French has the monopoly of maniéré , s'encanailler , égrillard , enlaidir , grignoter , recherché , and flou , the latter of which is the best word ever invented to express a hazy , misty , floating outline . But such hap ...
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... French , we may even suppress our accent , particularly the oi , oi , oi , which is so pleasingly distinctive of the Britisher abroad , but we can never pick up the tone of voice , without which French is not French . We all speak from ...
... French , we may even suppress our accent , particularly the oi , oi , oi , which is so pleasingly distinctive of the Britisher abroad , but we can never pick up the tone of voice , without which French is not French . We all speak from ...
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Bessie Leigh | 1 |
or The Days of Philip and Mary An Historical Romance | 19 |
A Visit to Caprera | 37 |
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