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These private spaces, also called cabinets turcs , became all the rage in the 1770s and '80s among top court aristocrats, functioning for them as safe-zones for indulgence, rather like private speakeasies in this country during Prohibition.
At the Frick, Dreams of Ottoman Treasures Melik Kaylan 2011
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These private spaces, also called cabinets turcs , became all the rage in the 1770s and '80s among top court aristocrats, functioning for them as safe-zones for indulgence, rather like private speakeasies in this country during Prohibition.
At the Frick, Dreams of Ottoman Treasures Melik Kaylan 2011
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A ma connaissance, très peu de jeux de caractères ne sont pas disponibles en ligne: les navigateurs permettent désormais la visualisation des caractères romains, asiatiques, cyrilliques, grecs, turcs, etc.
Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert
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What Lord do when Noah and his family and 'all the livin turcs were entered into the Ark?
The Teacher's Assistant: Consisting of Lectures in the Catechetical Form, Being Part of a Plan ... 1812
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To the atteftation of our hiftorians, who are clear in favour of Caxton, and quite filent concerning an earlier prefs at Ox - ford, the works of Caxton himfelf add great confirmation: the rudencfs of the letter, irregularity of the page, want of figna - turcs, initial letters, 5: c. in his firA imprejiions, give a prejudice at fight of their being the firft produftions of the Art among us.
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Roux, J.P. "La religion des turcs de l’Orkhon des VIIe et VIIIe siècles," Revue de l’Histoire des Religions, vol. 161, no.
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Mr.. Rowley, however, pleafed as (he was with the departure of Charles from a houfe in which file wanted not to fee any of her hufband's relations, doubly pleafed with the progrefs which her Harry made in his affeftions by his artful ber haviour (confiderably aflifted by her political lec - tures,) turcs,) was fo much mortified and alarmed at the encomiums, Mr. Brownlow lavifhed on his nephew, in almoft every letter to his brother-in-law, that flie had the ftrongeft defire imaginable to prevent a continuance of them.
Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse ... 1797
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To illurtratc this truth (which, until men change their na -; j turcs, can never be too often inculcated, or too powerfully en-'J forced), the auth ") r relates the life and adventures of Z - luco, the - 'only fun of a noble and wealthy family of Palermo, in Sicilv, wbofe early tendency to infolence was, after the death of hic'l fjther, encouraged by the indulgence of a fond and foolilh mother.
The Monthly Review 1789
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