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And shortly after that the homes of the rich and the great over on the hill above Main Street began to fill with Lisettes and Nanons and Fanchons, and Mrs. Julia Neal Worthington called her girl "Grisette," explaining that they had always had a
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And shortly after that the homes of the rich and the great over on the hill above Main Street began to fill with Lisettes and Nanons and Fanchons, and Mrs. Julia Neal Worthington called her girl "Grisette," explaining that they had always had a
In Our Town William Allen White 1906
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Grisette and stage super, in spite of her youth she must have tried many trades.
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Furthermore, Gavarni is more limited than Doyle, by making the "Sweep," the "Rag-Picker," the "Grisette," tell his or her own story; and what each one says is necessary to the comprehension of the person before you.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Various
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Grisette, which serves also for her dressing-room.
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Grisette, which serves also for her dressing-room.
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Grisette about the house since her mother first went to housekeeping in
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Grisette Parvenue, A Working Girl's Sunday, and Letters on Paris, a series of articles, incisive and farsighted, dealing with French politics.
Honore de Balzac Albert Keim 1911
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Grisette about the house since her mother first went to housekeeping in
In Our Town William Allen White 1906
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Portier_, _La Grisette_, _Le Marchand de Coco_, by Ricard himself, on one side, _L'Homme des Ruines_, _Bleack-_ (sic) _Beard_, _La Chambre
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889
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