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  • His nieces, the Misses Marstone, were the ladies of the house -- well-dressed people, a little 'passees', but apparently not having found it out.

    Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

  • Les elections ne ce sont pas passees d'une maniere convenable et certains prefets, deputes ont intimider la population de voter leur maitre Sassou.

    Global Voices in English » Congo Brazzaville: Disappointment at Presidential election 2009

  • Recueil des choses mémorables faites et passees pour le faict de la

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

  • Chine sous la domination des Tartares (Paris, 1671); IDEM, Recit des choses les plus remarquables qui se soni passees a la cour de Pekin touchant nos peres et touchant les mathematiques cette annee 1669

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

  • Si vous auez a exhorter ou reprendre quelqu'vn, prenez bien garde, s'il est plus a propos de le faire en particulier ou en public, en ce temps ou en vn autre, bien plus, quelles paroles vous y deuez employer: Et particulierement lors que quelqu'vn ayat este desia reprimade d'autres fois, ne se corrige point des fautes passees, & ne promet point d'amandement.

    George Washington's Rules of Civility Conway, M D 1890

  • By the aid of these, of pearl-powder, of rouge, of false hair, false teeth, and false tournure, as well as of the most skilful modistes of Paris, she contrived to hold a respectable footing among the beauties en peu passees of the French metropolis.

    The Spectacles 1844

  • And yet you dared to bring charges against me, and to say: 'Ce seront mes enfants qui seront les victimes des fautes passees.'

    Frederick the Great and His Family Chapman Coleman 1843

  • By the aid of these, of pearl-powder, of rouge, of false hair, false teeth, and false tournure, as well as of the most skilful modistes of Paris, she contrived to hold a respectable footing among the beauties en peu passees of the French metropolis.

    The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Edgar Allan Poe 1829

  • Schuyler, en se remettant a un hopital, les autorites buy discount tramadol online dites que quelques-uns des hommes ont perdu esperent pendant leur lutte, ont enleve leurs gilets de la vie et sont passees.

    Mini-ITX, Nano-ITX and Pico-ITX related news 2009

  • To mark the anniversary, American Routes released a two-CD set of favorite episodes from the past decade that shows a cross-section of the program's focus: interviews are conducted with torch-passers and - passees like the young neo-traditionalist Cajun band Feufollet as well as R&B pioneers like the late Rufus Thomas and the musical oddity Tom Waits.

    AltWeeklies.com Site Feed 2009

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