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  • The town of Brouage came under the control of the Saint-Luc family, a dynasty of Catholic noblemen.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • There are a couple of schools that teach bande dessinée, including Saint-Luc in Brussels, but I tell young people to study fine arts, not comic strips.

    The Man Behind 'The Rabbi's Cat' 2008

  • The town of Brouage came under the control of the Saint-Luc family, a dynasty of Catholic noblemen.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • The measurements, made using a telescope at the Observatoire Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (OFXB) in Saint-Luc, Switzerland, revealed GJ 436 b has a diameter of about 30,000 miles (50,000 kilometers)-four times that of Earth.

    Exotic World Said to Harbor ‘Hot Ice’ | Impact Lab 2007

  • Thus did this man take every occasion to brave and insult my brother; and relying upon the countenance and blind affection shown him by the King, had leagued himself with Quelus, Saint-Luc, Saint-Maigrin, Grammont,

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • M. de Villequier being present, she bade him acquaint the King with my brother's intention of taking the diversion of hunting a few days; which she thought very proper herself, as it would put a stop to the disputes which had arisen betwixt him and the young men, Maugiron, Saint-Luc, Quelus, and the rest.

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • At the instance of Maugiron and Saint-Luc, the King was induced to solicit the cause in favour of Madame de Senetaire, their friend.

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • “Yes, I know you,” was the reply of the high-spirited boy; “you are the son of the Duc de Mayenne, and you are in your turn aware that I am the son of Saint-Luc, a loyal gentleman who has always served his country with fidelity and never borne arms against his lawful sovereign.”

    The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890

  • This quarrel between two mere youths having reached the ears of the King, he forbade the disputants to proceed further; but the young Saint-Luc had thus already, alike by his courage and his ready wit, given ample promise of his future loyalty and prowess.

    The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890

  • In the preceding year, at the early age of fourteen, the young Saint-Luc had a quarrel with Emmanuel-Monsieur, the son of the Duc de Mayenne, by whom he conceived that he had been insulted, and who, upon his demanding whether the affront were intended as a jest or designed as an insult, replied that he might interpret it as he pleased, inquiring at the same time if he were not aware who he was.

    The Life of Marie de Medicis Pardoe, Julia 1890

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