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... faire . ( Fr. ) Piron ? He does nothing himself , and hinders those who would . Said , originally , of Desfontaines , and applicable to those who can criticise , without being able to create . 2103. Il ne faut jamais hasarder la ...
... faire . ( Fr. ) Piron ? He does nothing himself , and hinders those who would . Said , originally , of Desfontaines , and applicable to those who can criticise , without being able to create . 2103. Il ne faut jamais hasarder la ...
Page 234
... faire . ( Fr. ) Prov . - There are no people so busy as those who have nothing to do . 2121. Il n'y a pas de héros pour son valet - de - chambre . ( Fr. ) Mme . Cornuel ( see Letters of Mdlle . Aissé , Dentu , Paris 1853 , p . 166 ) ...
... faire . ( Fr. ) Prov . - There are no people so busy as those who have nothing to do . 2121. Il n'y a pas de héros pour son valet - de - chambre . ( Fr. ) Mme . Cornuel ( see Letters of Mdlle . Aissé , Dentu , Paris 1853 , p . 166 ) ...
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... faire un grand nom . La vie s'achève que l'on a à peine ébauché son ouvrage . ( Fr. ) La Bruy . Car . vol . i . cap . 2. - There is not a more arduous task in the world than that of making a great name : life comes to an end before one ...
... faire un grand nom . La vie s'achève que l'on a à peine ébauché son ouvrage . ( Fr. ) La Bruy . Car . vol . i . cap . 2. - There is not a more arduous task in the world than that of making a great name : life comes to an end before one ...
Page 236
... chantent contre moi , et me laissent faire : moi , je les laisse crier et chanter et je fais ce que je veux . ' velles Lettres de la Duchesse d'Orléans , 1853 , p . 249 . Nou- IL Y A. 237 2140. Il se croit superieur à 236 IL N'Y A.
... chantent contre moi , et me laissent faire : moi , je les laisse crier et chanter et je fais ce que je veux . ' velles Lettres de la Duchesse d'Orléans , 1853 , p . 249 . Nou- IL Y A. 237 2140. Il se croit superieur à 236 IL N'Y A.
Page 237
... faire ecouter . ( Fr . ) - He makes himself understood , by making men listen to him . Said by M. Villenain of Andrieux , the Professor of Lite- rature at the Collége de France , 1800 ; but Beaumarchais had forestalled him in Deux amis ...
... faire ecouter . ( Fr . ) - He makes himself understood , by making men listen to him . Said by M. Villenain of Andrieux , the Professor of Lite- rature at the Collége de France , 1800 ; but Beaumarchais had forestalled him in Deux amis ...
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