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  • Thence we turned into the Rue St. Denis, which is one of the oldest streets in Paris, and is said to have been first marked out by the track of the saint's footsteps, where, after his martyrdom, he walked along it, with his head under his arm, in quest of a burial-place.

    Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1. Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

  • Thence we turned into the Rue St. Denis, which is one of the oldest streets in Paris, and is said to have been first marked out by the track of the saint's footsteps, where, after his martyrdom, he walked along it, with his head under his arm, in quest of a burial-place.

    Passages from the French and Italian Notebooks, Complete Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

  • He has built a house for her, and given her a _terre_ near St. Denis which is valued at 1,500,000 francs.

    The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Volume 1 (of 3) Charles Greville 1829

  • With so much to see, hear and do at the Festival International de Jazz, time for a leisurely stroll through Old Montréal or glasses of wine on St. Denis disappeared like the sweet notes emanating from Grace Kelly's sax.

    Crai S. Bower: Sure, Montreal has a Festival Culture, but Prince Still Blows Minds Crai S. Bower 2011

  • The second, more generous attitude is represented by Suger, the 12th-century abbot of St. Denis who served as regent for Louis VI while the king was away on a crusade.

    Hidden Treasure Henrik Bering 2011

  • St. Denis says research shows that drivers making a left turn can too easily misinterpret a green signal as giving them the right of way.

    Yellow left-turn signals get their chance to shine 2011

  • St. Denis says research shows that drivers making a left turn can too easily misinterpret a green signal as giving them the right of way.

    Yellow left-turn signals get their chance to shine 2011

  • Formerly, kings and queens wishing to make a ceremonial entrance to Paris had processed through the Porte St. Denis and then driven south along the rue St. Denis, perhaps to the cathedral of Notre Dame.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Formerly, kings and queens wishing to make a ceremonial entrance to Paris had processed through the Porte St. Denis and then driven south along the rue St. Denis, perhaps to the cathedral of Notre Dame.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

  • Formerly, kings and queens wishing to make a ceremonial entrance to Paris had processed through the Porte St. Denis and then driven south along the rue St. Denis, perhaps to the cathedral of Notre Dame.

    The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010

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