Zadig, and Other Tales (1746-1767)G. Bell, 1910 - 475 pages |
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... young , beautiful , clever , and charming , the company worthy of their hostess ; and Babouc kept saying to himself every moment : " The angel Ithuriel must set the opinion of the whole world at defiance , if he thinks of destroying a ...
... young , beautiful , clever , and charming , the company worthy of their hostess ; and Babouc kept saying to himself every moment : " The angel Ithuriel must set the opinion of the whole world at defiance , if he thinks of destroying a ...
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... young magian . He saw a magistrate who , in his wife's presence , was bestowing the liveliest caresses upon a widow ; and that indulgent widow kept one hand round the magistrate's neck , while she stretched out the other to a handsome young ...
... young magian . He saw a magistrate who , in his wife's presence , was bestowing the liveliest caresses upon a widow ; and that indulgent widow kept one hand round the magistrate's neck , while she stretched out the other to a handsome young ...
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... young magistrate . The latter , without getting up or even looking at him , gave him some papers with a haughty and absent air , and then dismissed him . Babouc asked who the man was . The mistress of the house said to him in a low tone ...
... young magistrate . The latter , without getting up or even looking at him , gave him some papers with a haughty and absent air , and then dismissed him . Babouc asked who the man was . The mistress of the house said to him in a low tone ...
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... young magistrates , who buy a seat on the bench as soon as they have learned to mount a horse , must needs display in your courts of law the most ridiculous in- competence and the most perverse injustice ; it would un- doubtedly be ...
... young magistrates , who buy a seat on the bench as soon as they have learned to mount a horse , must needs display in your courts of law the most ridiculous in- competence and the most perverse injustice ; it would un- doubtedly be ...
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... young officers fight very well , although they have purchased their commissions ; perhaps you will find that our young magistrates do not pronounce wrong judgments , in spite of having paid for the positions they occupy . " He took ...
... young officers fight very well , although they have purchased their commissions ; perhaps you will find that our young magistrates do not pronounce wrong judgments , in spite of having paid for the positions they occupy . " He took ...
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