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There is neither _éclat_ nor glory in such a death. "— Macaria
We are in good spirits, for we fall with _éclat_, and high in public estimation.— Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third, Volume 2 (of 2) From the Original Family Documents
But I had long foreseen that the first deposition should be effected with some _éclat_ of voluntary glory.— The Fixed Period
This, I was told, he did in order that something of the _éclat_ of his oration might be taken back to England.— The Fixed Period
He lost all his _éclat_ and was impeached.— Ancient States and Empires

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