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All actresses seemed to him very much the same kind of courtesan, and all courtesans very much the same kind of actress.— Renée Mauperin
She gained honor and profit by the life of a courtesan, and always found a grand marriage when she retired on account of age.— Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
Pray, really is it so, that when you have abused her like a courtesan, the law orders you to pay her hire and pack her off?— The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes
From adventuress to evangelist; coryphée, courtesan, and convert, each in turn.— The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert

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