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
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
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
Before he went away, the king appointed one to go with him to Bordeaux, and Commines had also some talk with him, by his majesty's express command.
From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown
Scott in Quentin Durward gives an interesting picture of Commines, from whom he largely draws.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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