Pictures of the French, a series of literary and graphic delineations of French character (1840)
Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874, Cormenin, Louis-Marie de Lahaye, vicomte de, 1788-1868 · London : W.S. Orr · leaf 102
THE RAP IN.* BY J. CHAUDES-AIGUES. … JHOULD I be so unfortunate as to be a member of the FrenchAcademy, I would certahily never take upon myself to sketchthe portrait I have in view, for the very title of my subjectwould stop me short. The word Rapin, in fact, is notto be found in the dictionary compiled by the immortalForty. Why, is…
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