Nivernais
Americannoun
noun
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The Chevalier Raoul d'Harmental, with whom, before going further, it is necessary that our readers make a better acquaintance, was the last of one of the best families of Nivernais.
From The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Alexandre Dumas père
The canal of Nivernais reaches as far as Auxerre, which has a busy port and carries on boat-building.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
This same year appeared her "Plowing Scene in the Nivernais," now in the Luxembourg Gallery, thought to be her most important work after her "Horse Fair."
From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton
That night I dreamed once more of the ducal palace of Nivernais, only its courtyard resembled that of the Tombs and many couples walked in a straggling line beneath its walls.
From True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office by Arthur Cheney Train
Safe enough now is the Nivernais collection, under the roof of the Ducal Palace, the rude designs and commonness of the ware strikingly contrasted with the exquisite things around.
From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Matilda Betham-Edwards
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