Commines
Americannoun
noun
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Philippe de Commines is actually Andre Bercoff, 37, a former cultural editor of the newsmagazine L'Express.
From Time Magazine Archive
None of this applause is undeserved, for the pages of Commines abound with excellences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
The first part was written between 1489 and 1491, while Commines was at the ch�teau of Dreux, the second from 1495 to 1498.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
Not a prince in the world, said Philip de Commines, can levy a penny without the consent of the people.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Commines, meanwhile, was sent on a further errand to Venice, where he vainly endeavoured to negotiate a treaty, but found the Signoria determined to maintain the cause of Ferrante of Naples.
From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright
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