 | 1822 - 496 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. AVishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...city, and even Talleyrand himself was ashamed of it. " At one time I had appointed Talleyrand," said he, " to proceed on a mission to Warsaw, in order to... | |
 | 1822 - 712 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...city, and even Talleyrand himself was ashamed of it." Our Readers, we are presuaded, will readily forgive us the length of our next extract, which gives... | |
 | 1822 - 694 Seiten
...large company, asked him divert questions about his man Friday 1 Denon, astonished, did not know That to think at first, but at length discovered by her...city, and even Talleyrand himself was ashamed of it. (Vol. ip 434—430.) "At one time I had appointed Tallerrand," said he, " to proceed on a mission to... | |
 | 1822 - 722 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...company cannot be described, nor the peals of laughter whic1* it excited in Paris, as the story flew like wildfire through the city, and even Talleyrand himself... | |
 | Barry Edward O'Meara - 1822 - 410 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...Robinson Crusoe. His astonishment and that of the company cann»t be described, nor the peals of laughter which it excited in Paris, as the story flew like wild-fire... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1828 - 576 Seiten
...concluded that Dtnon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...which it excited in Paris, as the story flew like wildflre through the city, and even Talleyrand tunuelfw&s ashamed of it." On another occasion, O itleara... | |
 | Barry Edward O'Meara - 1853 - 356 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...Robinson Crusoe. His astonishment and that of the corn'pany cannot be described, nor the peals of laughter which it excited in Paris, as the story flew... | |
 | Charles King McHarg - 1857 - 424 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...city, and even Talleyrand himself was ashamed of it." Napoleon also remarked in the same connection — " I forbade Madame Talleyrand the court, first, because... | |
 | Barry Edward O'Meara - 1889 - 458 Seiten
...concluded that Denon could be nobody else than Robinson. Wishing to be very civil to him, she, before a large company, asked him divers questions about his...the city, and even Talleyrand himself was ashamed of it.1 ' Dr. Warden has said,' continued he, ' that I turned Mahometan in Egypt. Now it is not the case.... | |
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Denon, astonished, did not know what to think at first, but at length discovered by her questions that she really imagined him to be Robinson Crusoe. His astonishment and that of the company cannot be described, nor the peals of laughter which it excited... 
