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In a third Joyce recalls: “Our talk consisted solely of the word ‘No.’ Proust asked me if I knew the duc de so-and-so.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2012
A few years before the revolution, the rhinoceros at the ménagerie at Versailles killed two men on separate occasions, and the duc de Noailles reported that the animal was likely to “bust out” again.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2011
The letter to the Duke of Noailles is as follows: “‘It is only in odd moments, Monsieur le duc, that I dare give way to my taste for literature.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
The duc de la Vrillière was satisfied in his petty vanity, so a reply was soon forthcoming.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
It will perhaps be remembered that following the frightful adventure with the duc de Chaulnes, Beaumarchais had spent the evening of that same day in reading his play to a circle of friends.
From Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence by Kite, Elizabeth S.
The other line of `royal' ducs in the country was that of Orleans, offshoot of the royal house through Philippe, son of Louis XIII, and born in 1640.
From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor
Barante's Histoire des ducs de Bourgogne de la maison de Valois, which appeared in a series of volumes between 1824 and 1828, procured him immediate admission to the French Academy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
The edict is addressed:— “A tous roys, marquis, ducs et contes, Connestables, bailifs, vicomtes Et tous autres generalment Qui sont desoubz le firmament.”
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
Formerly it belonged to the ducs de Savoie and the kings of Sardinia.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
"The king is ill," was the morning salutation of the ducs de Richelieu, de Noailles, de Duras, and de Cosse.
From Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry; with intimate details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV by Lamothe-Langon, Etienne-Léon, baron de
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