The Preacher and the King: Or, Bourdaloue in the Court of Louis XIV : Being an Account of the Pulpit Eloquence of that Distinguished EraGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 338 páginas |
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... thing was determined . Le Tellier , Pere la Chaise , and ( if his subsequent praises of the act of Revocation be evidence ) Bossuet , all employing the personal arts and influence of Madame de Maintenon , succeeded in inducing the King ...
... thing was determined . Le Tellier , Pere la Chaise , and ( if his subsequent praises of the act of Revocation be evidence ) Bossuet , all employing the personal arts and influence of Madame de Maintenon , succeeded in inducing the King ...
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... thing was to see his favorite nephew . He was , however , neither so Périgordian a nobleman , nor so stoical a philosopher , as to take no interest in the news of a court which gave tone to all Europe ; -particularly , as his nephew ...
... thing was to see his favorite nephew . He was , however , neither so Périgordian a nobleman , nor so stoical a philosopher , as to take no interest in the news of a court which gave tone to all Europe ; -particularly , as his nephew ...
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... thing for a father , or a husband , or a wife to come to him begging him to administer a rebuke to a reckless son , or an unfaithful husband , or a fickle wife . And these things took place not in his old age , or even in his riper ...
... thing for a father , or a husband , or a wife to come to him begging him to administer a rebuke to a reckless son , or an unfaithful husband , or a fickle wife . And these things took place not in his old age , or even in his riper ...
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... thing in view save legal discussions , they were right . But , uncle , is that what we want ? If we have another end in view , must the choice of our means remain subjected to the same rules ? The end , that is the great thing . We wish ...
... thing in view save legal discussions , they were right . But , uncle , is that what we want ? If we have another end in view , must the choice of our means remain subjected to the same rules ? The end , that is the great thing . We wish ...
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... thing . That which you most have to dread , is , not that your hearer will decide against you , but that he will not de- cide at all . Nothing is easier than to bring him round to your opinion , most frequently indeed , he agrees with ...
... thing . That which you most have to dread , is , not that your hearer will decide against you , but that he will not de- cide at all . Nothing is easier than to bring him round to your opinion , most frequently indeed , he agrees with ...
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