Recollections of a Diplomatist, Volum 1E. Arnold, 1902 |
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Pàgina 13
... perfect figures of fun . Those were the days of the Anglaises pour rire , and of the legendary milord of fabulous wealth and ludicrous generosity who , although he might occasionally condescend to trifle with dainty Parisian dishes ...
... perfect figures of fun . Those were the days of the Anglaises pour rire , and of the legendary milord of fabulous wealth and ludicrous generosity who , although he might occasionally condescend to trifle with dainty Parisian dishes ...
Pàgina 32
... perfect of her works , especially those which , like the Maîtres Sonneurs , are laid in pre - revolutionary France - I recognised in them much that I had myself witnessed in my Norman village . The Sun- day dance with its bourrées , the ...
... perfect of her works , especially those which , like the Maîtres Sonneurs , are laid in pre - revolutionary France - I recognised in them much that I had myself witnessed in my Norman village . The Sun- day dance with its bourrées , the ...
Pàgina 43
... perfect proportions and unusual height of its apartments , and was probably the first hôtel on so large a scale that had been built in Paris since the fall of the First Empire . was most luxuriously furnished in the style of the period ...
... perfect proportions and unusual height of its apartments , and was probably the first hôtel on so large a scale that had been built in Paris since the fall of the First Empire . was most luxuriously furnished in the style of the period ...
Pàgina 45
... perfect of their kind ; my aunt's salon was open every evening to a few intimes , and on Sundays the best part of Parisian society crowded the house . It was both remarkable and gratifying to note how at these receptions the most ...
... perfect of their kind ; my aunt's salon was open every evening to a few intimes , and on Sundays the best part of Parisian society crowded the house . It was both remarkable and gratifying to note how at these receptions the most ...
Pàgina 47
... the Revolution ; and the old Duchesse de Maillé , a singularly perfect type of the witty French grande dame , who , like Lady Salisbury , was burnt to death in a gallery of her ancient château , having set fire to her dress with.
... the Revolution ; and the old Duchesse de Maillé , a singularly perfect type of the witty French grande dame , who , like Lady Salisbury , was burnt to death in a gallery of her ancient château , having set fire to her dress with.
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Pàgina 22 - Thornton. A SPORTING TOUR THROUGH THE NORTHERN PARTS OF ENGLAND AND GREAT PART OF THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By Colonel T. THORNTON, of Thornville Royal, in Yorkshire. With the Original Illustrations by GARRARD, and other Illustrations and Coloured Plates by GE LODGE.
Pàgina 13 - Nelson, and the Naval Supremacy of England. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, author of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor,
Pàgina 154 - O patria mia, vedo le mura e gli archi E le colonne ei simulacri e l'erme Torri degli avi nostri, Ma la gloria non vedo, Non vedo il lauro e il ferro ond'eran carchi I nostri padri antichi.
Pàgina 290 - Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Pàgina 109 - Oh, Sir ! the good die first, And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust Burn to the socket.
Pàgina 31 - SYMBOLIC EDUCATION : A COMMENTARY ON FROEBEL'S "MOTHER PLAY.
Pàgina 30 - Studies in Evolution. Being mainly Reprints of Occasional Papers selected from the Publications of the Laboratory of Invertebrate Paleontology, Peabody Museum. By CHARLES EMERSON BEECHER, Ph.D., Professor of Historical Geology.
Pàgina 23 - Seine, and was confined for two years in the prison of the Temple at Paris.
Pàgina 11 - Limited to 350 copies, of which 200 are for the use of the Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London, leaving 150 for sale.