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  • Often the child's respect for his home would be increased if he sees the antiquity of the speech of his fireside; if, as Breal puts it, he is shown that his dialect conforms frequently to the speech of Henri IV or St. Louis.

    Frederic Mistral Downer, Charles A 1901

  • Oh, yes, Breal had been very successful, and deserved to be.

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • I am away that Breal girl will carry off everything.

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • 'There is a whole paragraph about Breal -- her fortune is made.

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • And I have been good to them all -- every one -- I vow I have -- even to that animal of a Breal, who is always robbing me of my place at the _concours_, and taking mean advantages.

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • But these ideas -- the ideas of Kuhn, Welcker, Curtius (when he appeared in the discussion), of Schwartz, of Lauer, of Breal, of many others -- were very little known -- if known at all -- to the English public.

    Modern Mythology Andrew Lang 1878

  • Nine months later Benoit Breal became her partner, and as her business prospered, so did her personal life; in February she is to marry Patrick Martins, the owner of

    NYT > Home Page By ALEX WITCHEL 2011

  • Stop complaining Breal Thursday, Apr 2 at 12: 15 PM

    NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - News Top Stories 2009

  • You may find a Science book for 5eme, but it may be Hachette when you need Hatier or Belin when you need Breal.

    Planet Nomad 2009

  • Lewis Trondheim (France: Editions Breal, 2004; US: Firstsecond Books, 2006)

    International Horror Guild Awards - The Winners sfawardswatch 2007

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