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... thousand years , six hundred of which are associated with its existence .
Hitherto no one has suspected such a continuous flow of history to and through
this mansionLa Grotte — which now , alas ! has fallen beneath the siege of
ignorance .
... thousand years , six hundred of which are associated with its existence .
Hitherto no one has suspected such a continuous flow of history to and through
this mansionLa Grotte — which now , alas ! has fallen beneath the siege of
ignorance .
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It is no slight task to ascertain and record all the prominent people of a town and
their residences two hundred years ago , when there were no address - books ,
and one can only resort to scattered archives . I am under great obligations to ...
It is no slight task to ascertain and record all the prominent people of a town and
their residences two hundred years ago , when there were no address - books ,
and one can only resort to scattered archives . I am under great obligations to ...
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But research is needed to realise the fact that this reversed exclamation - point
covers a cluster of rare historical memories , which have been accumulating for
more than seven hundred years . Gibbon ' s old home crowns a magnificent
terrace ...
But research is needed to realise the fact that this reversed exclamation - point
covers a cluster of rare historical memories , which have been accumulating for
more than seven hundred years . Gibbon ' s old home crowns a magnificent
terrace ...
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... silhouettes , engravings , broken harpsichords , disabled billiard - tables , the
remains of Gibbon ' s theatre ; in fact , the odds and ends of a family life of three
or four hundred years , whose threads lay before me broken and in confusion .
... silhouettes , engravings , broken harpsichords , disabled billiard - tables , the
remains of Gibbon ' s theatre ; in fact , the odds and ends of a family life of three
or four hundred years , whose threads lay before me broken and in confusion .
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The materials for my work eventually embraced one hundred and twenty volumes
of unpublished manuscripts — including the writings of some of the most
celebrated personages of the last century . To these were added a large number
of ...
The materials for my work eventually embraced one hundred and twenty volumes
of unpublished manuscripts — including the writings of some of the most
celebrated personages of the last century . To these were added a large number
of ...
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Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 1 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 2 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 2 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
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Sida 92 - Non, dit-il, le parfait bonheur Ne se trouve point sur la terre. Pour le trouver, divin Voltaire, Sais-tu qu'il faut avoir un cœur? Grand philosophe sans morale, Toi qui te fais un dieu de l'or, Oses-tu nous chanter encor Les douceurs d'une vie innocente et frugale? Ma foi, qui m'oJTrirait ton lot Avec ton humeur incertaine, J'aimerais mieux celui d'un sot Vivant sans soucis et sans haine.
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| Titel | Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon, Volym 1 Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon, John Meredith Read |
| Författare | John Meredith Read |
| Utgivare | Chatto & Windus, 1897 |
| Original från | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliserad | 1 maj 2007 |
| Längd | 31 sidor |
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