Épinal
Americannoun
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He built the forts of Belfort, Épinal, Toul, and Verdun, all of which victoriously withstood the German attacks in the World War.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez
From Nancy by way of Épinal we may easily reach the heart of the Vosges.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
At Épinal in the Vosges, on the first Sunday in Lent, bonfires used to be kindled at various places both in the town and on the banks of the Moselle.
From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Frazer, James George, Sir
Indeed the people of Épinal, not taking me for a traveller but simply for a wandering poor man, were very genial to me, and the best good they did me was curing my lameness.
From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire
And there are many other things in which Épinal is wonderful, but in nothing is it more wonderful than in its great church.
From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire
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