precieux

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Les bas sont cultiv�s de toute sorte de mani�re suivant leur exposition; les sommets sont couverts de pelouses, qui forment les p�turages les plus precieux.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James

Un talent plus precieux sans doute et qu'il avait port� au plus haut degr� c'etait celui de faire sentir tout le charme des beaux vers sans nuire jamais a la verit� de l'expression.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir

It had its bibliomaniacs, its collectors, its precieux.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

He writes plays of incomparable depth and breadth, touching every chord of humour, tragedy and pathos; certain rather elaborate poems of a precieux type, and strange sonnets, revealing a singular poignancy of unconventional feelings.

From The Upton Letters by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Verse encore——je vois l’allegresse Nager sur le jus precieux.

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert