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  • At the period of the Voysins and the Brinvilliers, there were nothing but poisoners abroad; and against these, a court was expressly instituted, called ardente, because it condemned them to the flames.

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • At the period of the Voysins and the Brinvilliers, there were nothing but poisoners abroad; and against these, a court was expressly instituted, called ardente, because it condemned them to the flames.

    Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon 1715

  • At the period of the Voysins and the Brinvilliers, there were nothing but poisoners abroad; and against these, a court was expressly instituted, called ardente, because it condemned them to the flames.

    Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 05 Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon 1715

  • And in 1984 another eruption killed 200 people with a nuee ardente glowing cloud, a 300-kilometer-an-hour cloud of incandescent fragments and gas that roared down the mountain.

    Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 1 Richard Bangs 2010

  • And in 1984 another eruption killed 200 people with a nuee ardente glowing cloud, a 300-kilometer-an-hour cloud of incandescent fragments and gas that roared down the mountain.

    Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 1 Richard Bangs 2010

  • Elle devint si ardente et si pressante que jamais encore je n'avais prié ainsi: je n'avais plus l'impression d'être agenouillée sur le plancher et ne ressentais plus aucune douleur corporelle. je voulais cesser de prier, mais mon ange me dit: «Continue!

    Archive 2008-10-19 de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • If I have to wear a pork dress for a wedding in a camera ardente, what chance does our marriage have?

    Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008

  • If I have to wear a pork dress for a wedding in a camera ardente, what chance does our marriage have?

    Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008

  • Elle devint si ardente et si pressante que jamais encore je n'avais prié ainsi: je n'avais plus l'impression d'être agenouillée sur le plancher et ne ressentais plus aucune douleur corporelle. je voulais cesser de prier, mais mon ange me dit: «Continue!

    Les Anges et les Âmes du Purgatoire de Brantigny........................ 2008

  • Lady Burton had the tomb fitted up with an altar and other accessories, so as to make it as much like a chapelle ardente as possible, while preserving its Eastern character.

    The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton 2006

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