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Examples
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M. Prôt had already several times said he was going, but she took no notice of it, and we were giving in grand style the duet from [Grétry's] opera la Fausse Magie, "Vous souvient-il de cette fête?" when he told her he really must insist upon her leaving.
Archive 2007-05-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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M. Prôt had already several times said he was going, but she took no notice of it, and we were giving in grand style the duet from [Grétry's] opera la Fausse Magie, "Vous souvient-il de cette fête?" when he told her he really must insist upon her leaving.
Sing for your supper Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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It proved to be a portion of the Vie Priveé series, and I stumbled upon a story called La Fausse Maitresse.
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Halting the command on the Fordoche, I rode out to the estate of an acquaintance on Fausse Rivière, whence the noise of battle at Port
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Richard Taylor
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Porte Fausse, between the sea and the Porte de France, and then take the first road left by the side of the sea and the telegraph-posts.
The South of France—East Half C. B. Black
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There are two kinds of Valenciennes lace, known as "Vraie" and "Fausse."
Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Emily Leigh Lowes
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Out in the middle of the street a band of bareheaded girls, hardy and tough looking; were following a string of awkward Americans, running into them, elbowing them, asking for treats, crying, You dance me Fausse-trot, Sammie?
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The next night the soldiers began teaching the girls to dance the Pas Seul and the Fausse Trot.
XVII. Book Five: Bidding the Eagles of the West Fly On 1922
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Out in the middle of the street a band of bareheaded girls, hardy and tough looking; were following a string of awkward Americans, running into them, elbowing them, asking for treats, crying, "You dance me Fausse-trot, Sammie?"
One of Ours Willa Sibert Cather 1910
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He went as often as he could to hear the works both of Gretri and Gluck, and Orfeo delighted him, while the Fausse magie of the former moved him to say to the composer, “Your music stirs sweet sensations to which I thought my heart had long been closed [325].”
Rousseau Morley, John 1905
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