Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country (1906)
Mansfield, Milburg Francisco, 1871- · Boston, L. C. Page · leaf 38
is hardly seems possible of this usuallytranquil stream, and there have always beenscoffers. Madame de Sevigne wrote in 1675 to M. deCoulanges (but in her case perhaps it was merewell-wishing), La belle Loire, elle est un peusujette a se deborder, mais elle en est plusdouce. Ancient writers were… … A General Survey 19 {charbonniers) were all but ruined, they peti-tioned the government for assistance. Theofficial who had the matter in charge, and whosename — fortunately for his fame — does notappear to have been recorded, replied simplythat the flood was a periodical condition ofaffairs which…
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