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Page xi
... originally brought from Italy to enter the service of Mademoiselle , induced him to try his hand at this sort of com- position ; and at her instigation he wrote the opera of " Daphne , " " Daphne . " but Lully made so much difficulty ...
... originally brought from Italy to enter the service of Mademoiselle , induced him to try his hand at this sort of com- position ; and at her instigation he wrote the opera of " Daphne , " " Daphne . " but Lully made so much difficulty ...
Page 296
... originally spelt forvoyé— foris ( out ) , via ( way ) . Cf. forfaire and forfait . 15 - Mâtin : Mastiff . L.L. mansatinus - a dog who guards the house , mansum . Cf. Angl . mansion , Scot . manse . 18 - Entre en propos : Opens the ...
... originally spelt forvoyé— foris ( out ) , via ( way ) . Cf. forfaire and forfait . 15 - Mâtin : Mastiff . L.L. mansatinus - a dog who guards the house , mansum . Cf. Angl . mansion , Scot . manse . 18 - Entre en propos : Opens the ...
Page 298
... originally signified much , and is derived from old German weigaro . FABLE XI . 20 - M . le duc de la Rochefoucauld , friend and pro- tector of La Fontaine ; born 1613 , died 1680 . 21 - Cf . Horace , Ars poet . , 444 : " Quin sine ...
... originally signified much , and is derived from old German weigaro . FABLE XI . 20 - M . le duc de la Rochefoucauld , friend and pro- tector of La Fontaine ; born 1613 , died 1680 . 21 - Cf . Horace , Ars poet . , 444 : " Quin sine ...
Page 300
... originally in one of the divisions of the coat of arms . FABLE XVII . 7 - Du comptant : Ready money ( he was well off ) . 8 - Partant : Consequently . Cf. Book vii , Fable 1 , " Plus d'amour partant plus de joie . " In com- mercial ...
... originally in one of the divisions of the coat of arms . FABLE XVII . 7 - Du comptant : Ready money ( he was well off ) . 8 - Partant : Consequently . Cf. Book vii , Fable 1 , " Plus d'amour partant plus de joie . " In com- mercial ...
Page 301
... Originally " grimoire " meant a book of magic . The old form of the word , ' gramaire , " would show it to be derived from γράμμα . 66 2 - A leurs parties : Partie in legal language means adversary . 3 - Plût à Dieu : Would to heaven ...
... Originally " grimoire " meant a book of magic . The old form of the word , ' gramaire , " would show it to be derived from γράμμα . 66 2 - A leurs parties : Partie in legal language means adversary . 3 - Plût à Dieu : Would to heaven ...
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