Famous Sayings and Their Authors: A Collection of Historical Sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin |
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... Molière's ( 1622-73 ) Tartuffe ( act 1 , sc . 5 ) , but said to have been suggested to the poet by Louis XIV ( 1638-1715 ) alluding to a repast made by Péréfixe , bishop of Rodez , although this is disputed by ( A. ) Bazin , les ...
... Molière's ( 1622-73 ) Tartuffe ( act 1 , sc . 5 ) , but said to have been suggested to the poet by Louis XIV ( 1638-1715 ) alluding to a repast made by Péréfixe , bishop of Rodez , although this is disputed by ( A. ) Bazin , les ...
Page 162
... MOLIÈRE ( 1622-73 ) . He gave a louis to a poor man and the latter ran after him , saying that he must have given it him in mistake . Molière gave him another , making Voltaire the above exclamation . ( édit . Garnier ) vol . 23 , p ...
... MOLIÈRE ( 1622-73 ) . He gave a louis to a poor man and the latter ran after him , saying that he must have given it him in mistake . Molière gave him another , making Voltaire the above exclamation . ( édit . Garnier ) vol . 23 , p ...
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... MOLIÈRE ( 1622-73 ) at the French Academy ( 1773 ) and suggested by B.-J. SAURIN ( 1706-81 ) . Cf. " Intrépide , et partout suivi de la victoire , Charmant , fidèle ; enfin rien ne manque à sa gloire . " ( Intrepid , and everywhere ...
... MOLIÈRE ( 1622-73 ) at the French Academy ( 1773 ) and suggested by B.-J. SAURIN ( 1706-81 ) . Cf. " Intrépide , et partout suivi de la victoire , Charmant , fidèle ; enfin rien ne manque à sa gloire . " ( Intrepid , and everywhere ...
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SAYINGS I | 30 |
FRENCH SAYINGS | 82 |
GERMAN 99 | 190 |
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ABBÉ alluding asked Attributed battle BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl bien Biog c'est Cæsar CARDINAL Chamber of Deputies Charles COMTE death Dict Dieu Diogenes Laertius DUKE OF WELLINGTON Dying words Earl of Beaconsfield EDMUND BURKE Emperor enemy Engl England fait faut femme Français France French grand HENRY Hist homme honour House of Commons Hume j'ai jamais JOHN June king Last words Le Moniteur universel letter liberty Lives Lord Louis XIV Madam Mémoires MIRABEAU Molière Moniteur Monsieur mort mourir n'est NAPOLEON nation never Paris Phocion phrase Plutarch PRESIDENT PRINCE BISMARCK Prussian qu'il qu'on qu'un Queen quoted referring Reichstag reply rien saying Sire soldiers speech Suetonius thou tion tout Voltaire W. E. GLADSTONE WELLINGTON 1769 WILLIAM ἂν γὰρ δὲ καὶ μὲν μὴ οὐ οὐκ τὴν τὸ Τὸν τοὺς