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... of the torrent (often dry) that flows through this valley, which is closely shut in between two parallel mountain barriers, above which the peaks of Savoy and of Dauphine tower on every side....

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...y shut in between two parallel mountain barriers, above which the peaks of Savoy and of Dauphine tower on every side. All the scenery of the country t... ...f, which has a peculiar appearance, denotes the nearness of the borders of Savoy, where it is very common. The valley is wide at this particular point... ... several of these unfortunate creatures transported over to Aiguebelle, in Savoy, by night. There are a great many of them there, and they were certai... .... He sells them in other cantons, and even sends them into Switzerland and Savoy. So long as the quality and the low prices can be maintained, here ar... ...ized them, and last year we held our three fairs. They are known as far as Savoy as the Shoe Fair and the Hat Fair. “The head clerk of a notary in Gre... ...hree thousand feet above the level of the Mediterranean; we shall see over Savoy and Dauphine, and the mountain ranges of the Lyonnais and Rhone. We s... ... hills to the south, the eye sees French Maurienne, Dauphine, the crags of Savoy , and the far-off mountains of the Lyonnais. Genestas was gazing from... ... Europe, and she was at the brink of death when I found her on the road to Savoy. If I were to tell you how I cured that young lady, you would take me... ...cross the Rhone, all by himself, in a little boat, to take shoes over into Savoy; he makes good his retreat, heavy laden as he is, to some inaccessibl...

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... present—name, Hampson—’ ‘Why, weren’t you one of the first violins at the Savoy fif- teen years back?’ asked Siegmund. They chatted awhile about musi... ...found an acquaintance even here?’ ‘A fellow who was quite close friends in Savoy days; he made me feel queer-sort of Doppelgänger, he was.’ Helena gla...

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...you, Italy is his foremost thought. The Star of Italy sits on the Cross of Savoy.” Ammiani kept his eyelids modestly down. “T en thousand to plead for... ...r carriage on the Ponte del Po -’Viva il Re d’Italia!’ waving the cross of Savoy. As I have previously assured you, no woman is Republican. The demons... ...iedmontese were wretched. He was enamoured of the gallantly of the Duke of Savoy, who had saved the right wing of the army from rout while covering th... ...a resolution. Question—Shall we second the King of Sardinia, Piedmont, and Savoy? If so, let us set this pumpkin, called Milan, on its legs. I shall b...

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...), and his brain of—I don’t know what his brain is made of, unless it be a Savoy cabbage; but yours may be cauliflower, as a rather more delicate vari...

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...hose little gardens beneath the over-hang- ing, brightly-lit masses of the Savoy Hotel and the Hotel Cecil. He sat down on a seat and became aware of ...

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...emember? The day before yesterday two had seen you. You said to one, ‘From Savoy or Piedmont?’ He said, ‘From Savoy;’ and you shook your head: ‘Not lo...

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.... Nicholas we struck out for Visp—or Vispach—on foot. The rain-storms had been at work during several days, and had done a deal of damage in Switzerla...

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...h out the idea. I rambled about in this manner till I got to Confignon, in Savoy, at about two leagues distance from Geneva. The vicar was called M. d... ...f en- graving for that to furnish my resource, and had I been more expert, Savoy was too poor a country to give much encour- agement to the arts. The ... ...children; her husband was a Piedmontese, but I always believed her to be a Savoyard, as I could have no conception that a native of Piedmont could spe... ...to me, and therefore wished to retain. Among others, I sometimes visited a Savoyard abbe, M. Gaime, who was tutor to the Count of Melarede’s children.... ...ived that the honest M. Gaime was, in a great measure, the original of the Savoyard Vicar; prudence only obliging him to deliver his sentiments, on ce... ..., and the water of our fountain, we should be maintained through Piedmont, Savoy, France, and indeed, all the world over. There was no end to our proj... ...- egance. She had been brought up with polite company, and coming young to Savoy, by associating with people of the best fashion, had lost the affecte... ...ay the Spaniards play at chess, and when I read that anecdote of a duke of Savoy, who turned himself round, while on a journey, to cry out ‘a votre go... ...with M. Gaime, I formed from these two worthy priests the character of the Savoyard Vicar, and flatter myself the imitation has not dis- honored the o...

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...iding the forces of his en- emies, and secretly entered into a treaty with Savoy. The con- ditions were, that every place belonging to Savoy which had... ...e between Monseigneur the Duc de Bourgogne and the daughter of the Duke of Savoy, when she became twelve years of age. In the mean time she was to be ... ...e de Maintenon, who scarcely ever quitted his side, the house- hold of the Savoy Princess. The persons selected for the of- fices in that household we... ...t her away again. But to go back again to the household of the Princess of Savoy. Dangeau was made chevalier d’honneur. He owed his suc- cess to his g... ...t of Madame d’O to be lady of the palace. The household of the Princess of Savoy being completed, the members of it were sent to the Pont Beauvosin to... ...the day for the marriage of the Duc de Bourgogne to the young Princesse de Savoy. He an- nounced that on that occasion he should be glad to see a magn... ...d prosperity. People were astonished this year, that while the Princess of Savoy was at Fontainebleau, just before her marriage, she was taken several... ... blame for what had happened. Soon the new mistress ruled all the Court of Savoy, whose sovereign was at her feet as before a goddess. She disposed of... ... Prince of the Soglio. She was also on very good terms with the Duchess of Savoy, and with the Queen of Portugal. The Cardinal d’Estrees, also, was kn...

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...r CADE, with his company .] CADE: So, sirs: now go some and pull down the Savoy; others to the inns of court; down with them all. DICK: I have a s...

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...plains of Bresse, of which fat county, sometime prop- erty of the house of Savoy, it was the modest capital. The blue masses of the Jura give it a cre... ... she had had the care. She married in 1501 Philibert the Handsome, Duke of Savoy, to whom the province of Bresse belonged, and who died two years late...

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...e whole hemisphere appears to be in storm and tempest; like the ridiculous Savoyard, who said very gravely, that if that simple king of France could h... ...magi- nation, conceive that there could be anything greater than a Duke of Savoy. And, in truth, we are all of us, insensibly, in this error, an error... ...nces by the horse on which the king was mounted. The name of the horse was Savoy, and it was the most beautiful horse he had ever seen. During the bat...

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...uses, on the thrones of France, Spain, and Naples, as well as the house of Savoy, claimed and exercised the same super- natural privilege down to a mu...

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...honour on account of his being the first to mount the breach of a fort; in Savoy during the memorable campaign of 1709, and his having there defended ...

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...ent, arrested. MONTELIMART, covenant sworn at. MONTESQUIOU, General, takes Savoy. MONTGAILLARD, on captive Queen, on September Massacres. MONTMARTRE, ... ... Prussians. SAVONNIERES, M., de, Bodyguard, October Fifth, loses tem- per. SAVOY, occupied by French. SECHELLES, Herault de, in National Convention, l...

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...g members of the procession had taken their places. Archbishop Boniface of Savoy was there, old age ennobling 34 The Prince and the Page a countenanc... ... the Prince. “We will send in search of him as soon as we have reached the Savoy.” The Savoy Palace had been built for Queen Eleanor’s ob- noxious unc... ...ace had been built for Queen Eleanor’s ob- noxious uncle, Prince Thomas of Savoy, and had recently been purchased by the Queen herself, as a wedding g...

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...o signature. “Lady Agnes Orme, Hyde Park Place. Impossible to-night, dining Haddon. Opera to-morrow, promised Fritz, but could do play Wednesday. Will...

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...he Regiment de Conde, and had already seen two battles and three sieges in Savoy, and now had only leave of absence for the winter before rejoining hi... ...then through the grating, and the marriage had taken place while he was in Savoy last autumn. He knew his brother-in-law a little better, having been ... ...o prone. My countryman, Marlborough, and the little truant Abbe, Eugene of Savoy, were not then the leaders of the opposite armies; but at the head of... ...The regiment sent by the Cardinal to occupy the place was Prince Thomas of Savoy’s gendarmes, and as of course they loved such generals as T urenne an...

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...c crash over my head. It was echoed from Saleve, the Juras, and the Alps of Savoy; vivid flashes of lightning dazzled my eyes, illuminating the lake,...

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... like people to take af- front and abandon their native country.’ ‘Oh! but Savoy was more his country than France,’ said Elizabeth, ‘however, I do not...