riviere

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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

There was not a Neuchatel in existence, and they flourished in every community, who did not send her, at least, a riviere of brilliants.

From Endymion by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

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

Fruites de riviere Hollandaise vert pré.Pommes de terre á la Parisienne.Coucombres.Accompanied by: Johannisberger.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Oui, dey t'o't I was a devil, because I come down riviere from de Bad-Lands, but Kovik, he talk to dem an' I stay.

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