riviere

Example Sentences

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Oui, I fin' de riviere for sure, Jules; but de Windigo he scared of me.

From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.

Far down "la belle riviere" floated the fairy white steamboat on its winding-way to Louisville, while the joy-groups danced and sung by the clear moonlight over the airy decks.

From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie

They are not allowed to take any water out of the riviere d'Ouche, which runs through this place, on account of the mills on that river.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

Ceux qui furent a une petite riviere qu'on avoit vue, au-lieu de se hater, se promenerent, et coururent en divers endroits.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 by King, Phillip Parker

You shall have these, good fellow," said the major, holding out a riviere of diamonds, "if you will follow me and fight like a madman.

From Farewell by Marriage, Ellen