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  • In the XVIIth century Longchamp came to be considered a stylish place for a walk, and in the XVIIIth century impressive mansions sprang up there, notably the Château de la Muette and the Château de Neuilly, as well as the Saint-James Folly and the Bagatelle.

    Archive 2008-11-16 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • In the XVIIth century Longchamp came to be considered a stylish place for a walk, and in the XVIIIth century impressive mansions sprang up there, notably the Château de la Muette and the Château de Neuilly, as well as the Saint-James Folly and the Bagatelle.

    St. Isabel of France de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • “But your toll dues at Triel, Saint-James, and Saint-Germain-en-Laye—they are always profitable?

    I. The Abbot of St.-Martin’s. Book V 1917

  • He, like his master, loved to show himself to the Parisians, to keep his popularity alive in all public places; and then the duchess never accompanied him on that day, and he could draw rein without restraint at the little châlet of Saint-James, known to all Paris, whose pink turrets peering out among the trees school-boys pointed out to one another with whispered comments.

    The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868

  • Saint-James, a few evenings in the back of a box at some small theatre, behind the grating where forbidden, shamefaced pleasure conceals itself, -- those were the only memories bequeathed to her by that liaison of two weeks, that loveless sin, wherein not even her pride had succeeded in satisfying itself by the notoriety of a scandal in high life.

    The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868

  • "The day after Saint-James," callers whispered to one another in the reception-room, and Jenkins 'handsome face retained its serenity.

    The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) Alphonse Daudet 1868

  • Like his master, he loved to show himself to the Parisians, to advertise his popularity with all sections of the public; and then the duchess never accompanied him on that day, and he could make a halt quite at his ease in that little villa of Saint-James, known to all Paris, whose red towers, outlined among the trees schoolboys used to point out to each other in whispers.

    The Nabob Alphonse Daudet 1868

  • Un mariage singulièrement romantique vient d'avoir lieu anjourd'hui, à onze heures, à l'église Saint-James.

    Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison 1865

  • Some are at the very beginning of their careers, including the gamine Susan Saint-James all of 22 and adorable in a pixie cut and Teri Garr, as well as screen legends like Ricardo Montalbán, Peter Sellers, and Bette Davis.

    CNN.com 2011

  • Towards sunset the three travellers arrived safely at Saint-James, a little town which owes its name to the English, by whom it was built in the fourteenth century, during their occupation of Brittany.

    The Chouans Honor�� de Balzac 1824

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