Memoirs of the Baroness D'Oberkirch, Countess de Montbrison, Том 1Colburn and Company, 1852 |
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... asked my father to allow me to remain with her to amuse her , as she said : she called me her reader , and taught me a wonderful tapestry stitch ( le point de Troye ) , in which she embroi- dered fauteuils with inimitable skill . This ...
... asked my father to allow me to remain with her to amuse her , as she said : she called me her reader , and taught me a wonderful tapestry stitch ( le point de Troye ) , in which she embroi- dered fauteuils with inimitable skill . This ...
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... asked our names , spoke graciously to each , and , before our departure , had distributed amongst us the superb bouquets which had been sent her by the Chambers de Treize and Quinze , of Suat , and the other authorities of the city . I ...
... asked our names , spoke graciously to each , and , before our departure , had distributed amongst us the superb bouquets which had been sent her by the Chambers de Treize and Quinze , of Suat , and the other authorities of the city . I ...
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... asked her in marriage for the dauphin the 16th of April 1770. The 17th she solemnly renounced all her hereditary claims , paternal as well as maternal . On the 19th the marriage ceremony was performed in the Augustinian convent , the ...
... asked her in marriage for the dauphin the 16th of April 1770. The 17th she solemnly renounced all her hereditary claims , paternal as well as maternal . On the 19th the marriage ceremony was performed in the Augustinian convent , the ...
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... asked for something absurd . remember one poor peasant woman , who requested that the bells would not be allowed to toll , as it caused her cream to turn sour . On the day of his departure , the reigning duke again received the ...
... asked for something absurd . remember one poor peasant woman , who requested that the bells would not be allowed to toll , as it caused her cream to turn sour . On the day of his departure , the reigning duke again received the ...
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... asked the princess , laughing . " I see a very brilliant star , which , I think , is yours , but it is a falling star , your friend's shines beneath . Really there never was seen so great an attraction between stars . " " Oh ! that is ...
... asked the princess , laughing . " I see a very brilliant star , which , I think , is yours , but it is a falling star , your friend's shines beneath . Really there never was seen so great an attraction between stars . " " Oh ! that is ...
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