precieux

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En même temps je crois devoir ajouter, que les manuscrits les plus précieux ne sortent jamais de la Bibliothèque, dans aucun cas, de même que les codes dont s'occupent les savants du pays.'

From Remarks on the practice and policy of lending Bodleian printed books and manuscripts by Chandler, Henry W.

He was proclaimed king of letters by his admirers, and became, in fact, king of the précieux.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.

It is a very worthy book in every respect which, as M. Græsse says in Trésor des livres rares et précieux, may be included in the collection of the Variorum.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

La rareté, le précieux du diamant nous en paraissent des qualités essentielles.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

Madame ma Sœur,—C'est avec une profonde indignation que je viens d'apprendre l'horrible attentat qui a menacé les précieux jours de votre Majesté.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount