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... Duke de Laval 49. Bishops and their Baronies in Fee 50. A Domestic Medicine - Chest . 51. Le Petit Père André , and other odd Preachers 52. The Preacher of Climaxes 53. Heraldic Anomalies 54. A Charm 55. Swearing of French Postilions in ...
... Duke de Laval 49. Bishops and their Baronies in Fee 50. A Domestic Medicine - Chest . 51. Le Petit Père André , and other odd Preachers 52. The Preacher of Climaxes 53. Heraldic Anomalies 54. A Charm 55. Swearing of French Postilions in ...
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... Duke of Ossuna , of the Aphorisms of Anthony Perez , & c . ; the Facetie , Motti , Burle , & c . of the Italians ; and even similar collections possessed by the Turks and the Persians . Bacon . Among the old Italian Facetie , or jest ...
... Duke of Ossuna , of the Aphorisms of Anthony Perez , & c . ; the Facetie , Motti , Burle , & c . of the Italians ; and even similar collections possessed by the Turks and the Persians . Bacon . Among the old Italian Facetie , or jest ...
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... Duke of Ferrara ( died 1545 ) , who took the surname of Ferrinus on marrying the daughter of a rich iron - merchant . A French author could not bear his own name of Disne - Maudi ( Dine in the Morning ) , but changed it to Dorat : but ...
... Duke of Ferrara ( died 1545 ) , who took the surname of Ferrinus on marrying the daughter of a rich iron - merchant . A French author could not bear his own name of Disne - Maudi ( Dine in the Morning ) , but changed it to Dorat : but ...
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... conversation , the poet asked who it was he had the honour of addressing . The stranger re- plied solemnly , " The unhappy Duke of Normandy . " Pellico of course was very incredulous ; but his fellow- E 2 ( 81 ) Modern Perkin Warbecks.
... conversation , the poet asked who it was he had the honour of addressing . The stranger re- plied solemnly , " The unhappy Duke of Normandy . " Pellico of course was very incredulous ; but his fellow- E 2 ( 81 ) Modern Perkin Warbecks.
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... duke was a man of religious feelings , though not altogether a good Catholic . From this very curious account it will appear that , let him have been what he might , the prisoner of Milan was no common impostor . But he becomes still ...
... duke was a man of religious feelings , though not altogether a good Catholic . From this very curious account it will appear that , let him have been what he might , the prisoner of Milan was no common impostor . But he becomes still ...
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