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And I shewed him the dread 'bolletta', the sight of which made him lower his tone; but he told me that, even if he supplied me with horses, I had treated the postillion so badly that not one of his men would drive me.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Italy a 'bolletta', I knew that they could not refuse to supply me with horses whenever they had any in their stables.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Italy a 'bolletta', I knew that they could not refuse to supply me with horses whenever they had any in their stables.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 07: Venice Giacomo Casanova 1761
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And I shewed him the dread 'bolletta', the sight of which made him lower his tone; but he told me that, even if he supplied me with horses, I had treated the postillion so badly that not one of his men would drive me.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 07: Venice Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Not knowing what to do in Venice, and believing that I ought for the sake of my honour to shew myself in Padua, or else people might suppose that I had received the same order as Croce, I hurried my breakfast, and procured a 'bolletta' from the booking-office for Rome; because I foresaw that the firing of my pistol and the lame horse might not have improved the temper of the post-masters; but by shewing them what is called in
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Not knowing what to do in Venice, and believing that I ought for the sake of my honour to shew myself in Padua, or else people might suppose that I had received the same order as Croce, I hurried my breakfast, and procured a 'bolletta' from the booking-office for Rome; because I foresaw that the firing of my pistol and the lame horse might not have improved the temper of the post-masters; but by shewing them what is called in
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 07: Venice Giacomo Casanova 1761
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And I shewed him the dread ‘bolletta’, the sight of which made him lower his tone; but he told me that, even if he supplied me with horses, I had treated the postillion so badly that not one of his men would drive me.
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Not knowing what to do in Venice, and believing that I ought for the sake of my honour to shew myself in Padua, or else people might suppose that I had received the same order as Croce, I hurried my breakfast, and procured a ‘bolletta’ from the booking-office for Rome; because I foresaw that the firing of my pistol and the lame horse might not have improved the temper of the post-masters; but by shewing them what is called in Italy a
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‘bolletta’, I knew that they could not refuse to supply me with horses whenever they had any in their stables.
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