The Book of Table-talk, Volume 1C. Knight, 1836 - Anecdotes |
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... CHAMOUNI 12. MODERN PERKIN WARBECKS 13. SECRET POISONING 14. A FOREIGN COOK IN 1630 15. SEASON FOR OYSTERS AND LOBSTERS 16. EXPENSES FOR MARRIAGE - DRESSES IN THE TIME OF 17. A CHAPTER ON HATS 8888 83 84 86 87 88 95 97 118 122 124 · ib ...
... CHAMOUNI 12. MODERN PERKIN WARBECKS 13. SECRET POISONING 14. A FOREIGN COOK IN 1630 15. SEASON FOR OYSTERS AND LOBSTERS 16. EXPENSES FOR MARRIAGE - DRESSES IN THE TIME OF 17. A CHAPTER ON HATS 8888 83 84 86 87 88 95 97 118 122 124 · ib ...
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... medical art , and the dis- contented are so numerous , that it is doubtful whether they are the rule or the exception ? EXAMINATION OF RECRUITS . XI . THE VALLEY OF CHAMOUNI . THIS picturesque and. 94 EXAMINATION OF RECRUITS .
... medical art , and the dis- contented are so numerous , that it is doubtful whether they are the rule or the exception ? EXAMINATION OF RECRUITS . XI . THE VALLEY OF CHAMOUNI . THIS picturesque and. 94 EXAMINATION OF RECRUITS .
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... Chamouni : - " This town owes its existence to a convent of Benedictines , founded by a Count of Geneva , in 1099 ... Chamouni , " dis- putes the truth of this and similar passages , which he quotes from other guide - books . He observes ...
... Chamouni : - " This town owes its existence to a convent of Benedictines , founded by a Count of Geneva , in 1099 ... Chamouni , " dis- putes the truth of this and similar passages , which he quotes from other guide - books . He observes ...
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... Chamouni . " In 1530 , Philip of Savoy , who was Duke of Nemours and Count of Geneva , gave the men of Chamouni permis- sion to hold a fair twice a year . Mr. Sherwill , after a number of similar facts , showing the erroneousness of the ...
... Chamouni . " In 1530 , Philip of Savoy , who was Duke of Nemours and Count of Geneva , gave the men of Chamouni permis- sion to hold a fair twice a year . Mr. Sherwill , after a number of similar facts , showing the erroneousness of the ...
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