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Bien valut Monsieur de Biancourt d'etre plus sage que plusieurs de son esquipage, qui ne crioyent lors que de tout tuer.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUSThe strength, the originality, the true raison d'être of the Provençal speech resides in its rich vocabulary.
FRDRIC MISTRALCHARLES ALFRED DOWNERIl est tempts que cette raison injustement dgrade quitte un ton pusillamine qui la rendront complice du mensonge et du dlire.
BARON D'HOLBACHMAX PEARSON CUSHINGI'm sure th' raison American wurrukin' men don't hop around an' sing over their wurruk is because they are improperly fed.
MR. DOOLEY SAYSFINLEY DUNNEIncapable of foresight, the nobles were the first to break with the traditions that were their only raison d'être.
INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGYROBERT E. PARKPour quelle raison me voy-je circuy et environn de gens armez?
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDMadame a raison, interposed another general with an exceedingly pleasant and girlish-looking face.
SMOKETURGENEV IVAN SERGEEVICHNot until one leg dangles in the grave is their raison d'être disclosed.
THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA, VOLUME II. (OF X.)VARIOUSIt seems to me you have to consider the raison d'tre of a people before you can tell the answer.
THE MASTER-KNOT OF HUMAN FATEELLIS MEREDITHMilton Raison is a young writer, known especially to readers of The Bookman, whose verse has appeared in various magazines.
WHEN WINTER COMES TO MAIN STREETGRANT MARTIN OVERTON