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_Ad autres, ad autres_: He mocks himself of me, [1] he abuses me:
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 04 John Dryden 1665
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I think I have felt a little sadder since March 31 that shut my seventieth Year behind me, while my Brother was -- in some such way as I shall be if I live two or three years longer -- 'Parlons d'autres' -- that I am still able to be sincerely yours
Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) Edward FitzGerald 1846
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Les uns et les autres aka BOLERO Japan Movie Poster
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They almost certainly haven’t earned prison sentences, but a good bit of public humiliation would be useful per encourager les autres, that is to change the incentives of future congress people when they learn about criminal actions of the executive.
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'Parfois vn Sabbat finy à vn coin de paroisse, on s'en va le tenir à vne autre, où le Diable mene les mesmes personnes: mais là, on y en rencontre d'autres'. [
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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During WW II one US soldier was executed pour encourager les autres (I have heard it referenced that way) Private Eddie Slovak.
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Running around the track tonight, I found myself musing over the famous ironic expression by Voltaire in Candide: “pour encourager les autres.”
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The Volokh Conspiracy » “Pour encourager les autres”
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Even better if it were televised nationally pour encourager les autres.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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Even better if it were televised nationally pour encourager les autres.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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