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Of the minor groups the most interesting and considerable are the crusading cycle, late as it is in part, and that of the Lorrainers, which is, in the main, very early.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) George Saintsbury 1889
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The Good Food recipe also commits the dreadful sin of including cheese in its filling – to be fair, this is a foodie shibboleth with some legs, if Elizabeth David was able to observe back in 1960, that, although Parisian and English cooks often add Gruyère, "Lorrainers will tell you that this is not the true quiche lorraine, whose history goes back at least as far as the sixteenth century."
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So the horsemen, pushed by the Lorrainers, and seeing us upon their flanks, fled as fast as their horses could carry them.
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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The Norman-French baronage flocked to the Cross and converged in three divisions on Constantinople: the Lorrainers under Godfrey of Bouillon and his brother Baldwin, via Hungary; the Provençals under Count Raymond of Toulouse and the papal legate, Adhemar of Puy, via Illyria; the Normans under Bohemund of Otranto (the most effective leader) via Durazzo by sea and land.
b. The Crusades 2001
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Germans, and Lorrainers are in the suburbs laying waste the very gardens.
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Conde, with two regiments of French and Lorrainers, alone sustained the efforts of Turenne's army; and, while the archduke was flying, he defeated the Marshal de Hoquincourt, repulsed the Marshal de la
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Brabant; report that Lorrainers betrayed French troops to Germans.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Various
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Such was the zeal of the good Lorrainers that men have been known to take away linen or household utensils without the knowledge of their wives, and sell them to add the value to their contribution.
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"Trying to find out if there are any Lorrainers in the bunch -- is that what you mean?"
Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold Charles Amory Beach
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Alsace-Lorrainers are waiting near the frontier with a view of crossing it at a favorable opportunity to fight on the French side.
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