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... Louvois sends Jesuits and dragoons upon us from all directions . " " Well , gentlemen , " replied the Child of Nature , who could no longer restrain himself , " I am on my way to Versailles to receive the reward due to my services ; I ...
... Louvois sends Jesuits and dragoons upon us from all directions . " " Well , gentlemen , " replied the Child of Nature , who could no longer restrain himself , " I am on my way to Versailles to receive the reward due to my services ; I ...
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... Louvois . The spy's letter to his employer arrived at Versailles almost at the same time as the Un- sophisticated . CHAPTER IX . ARRIVAL OF THE UNSOPHISTICATED AT VERSAILLES , AND HIS RECEPTION AT COURT . THE The HE Unsophisticated ...
... Louvois . The spy's letter to his employer arrived at Versailles almost at the same time as the Un- sophisticated . CHAPTER IX . ARRIVAL OF THE UNSOPHISTICATED AT VERSAILLES , AND HIS RECEPTION AT COURT . THE The HE Unsophisticated ...
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Voltaire. " 6 Very well ! Take me then to Monsieur de Louvois . who will doubtless conduct me to His Majesty . " " It is more difficult to obtain an interview with Monsieur de Louvois than with His Majesty himself , " answered the ...
Voltaire. " 6 Very well ! Take me then to Monsieur de Louvois . who will doubtless conduct me to His Majesty . " " It is more difficult to obtain an interview with Monsieur de Louvois than with His Majesty himself , " answered the ...
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... Louvois , on his side , had received a letter from the question - loving Magistrate , which represented the Child of Nature as a scapegrace , bent upon burning down convents and carrying off young girls . The Unsophisticated , after ...
... Louvois , on his side , had received a letter from the question - loving Magistrate , which represented the Child of Nature as a scapegrace , bent upon burning down convents and carrying off young girls . The Unsophisticated , after ...
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... Louvois . That Minister has two souls : Monsieur de Saint - Pouange is one of them , and Madame Dufresnoy is the other , but she is not at Versailles just now . You have nothing to do but to secure the goodwill of the patron I have ...
... Louvois . That Minister has two souls : Monsieur de Saint - Pouange is one of them , and Madame Dufresnoy is the other , but she is not at Versailles just now . You have nothing to do but to secure the goodwill of the patron I have ...
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