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dit de l
Enfin, à l'autre extrémité, il y a bien le procédé dit de "l'exit console" où, au moment de sortir d'un site, on vous "propose" une autre page, puis une autre, puis une autre, impossible de sortir.
— from Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas by Marie Lebert

donna de la
Questa a peccar con esso cosi` venne, falsificando se' in altrui forma, come l'altro che la` sen va, sostenne, per guadagnar la donna de la torma, falsificare in se' Buoso Donati, testando e dando al testamento norma>>.
— from Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno by Dante Alighieri

Doctor Dubble L
Just what Doctor Dubble L. Dee would denominate an extraordinary concurrence of events.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

deep despair lest
I cannot know what Juan thought of this, But what he did, is much what you would do; His young lip thank'd it with a grateful kiss, And then, abash'd at its own joy, withdrew In deep despair, lest he had done amiss,— Love is so very timid when 't is new: She blush'd, and frown'd not, but she strove to speak, And held her tongue, her voice was grown so weak.
— from Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron

Dureau de la
Compare Blair on Roman Slavery, p. 19.—M., and Dureau de la blalle, Economie Politique des Romains, l. i. c. 15.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

dark dungeon Leontius
In a dark dungeon, Leontius, a general of reputation, had groaned above three years, with some of the noblest and most deserving of the patricians: he was suddenly drawn forth to assume the government of Greece; and this promotion of an injured man was a mark of the contempt rather than of the confidence of his prince.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

day David left
Yes, we were married the day David left, and have both been in the ranks ever since."
— from Work: A Story of Experience by Louisa May Alcott

distinguir de la
si me amas en verdad, and if you truly love hazme al fin la realidad make me capable of distinguir de la quimera.
— from Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorrilla

Dites donc Lady
" Dites donc , Lady Brigit," began Joyselle in her left ear, and as she listened to him she instinctively drew away from Pontefract, closer to him.
— from The Halo by Bettina Von Hutten

débris de l
i; and Anciens débris de l’homme au Gouv t. de Cazan , in the Travaux de la réunion des Natur.
— from The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427 by Johannes Schiltberger

died down leaving
She was glad not to encounter the doctor, although the flame of her anger had died down, leaving only the cold ashes of resentment.
— from Juggernaut by Alice Campbell

Duc de Louvigny
However, as there were no more speeches to occupy him, he laughed with those near, amused himself with everything, even remarking that the Duc de Louvigny had on a velvet coat, and laughed at the heat he must feel, and all this with grace.
— from Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 12 by Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

Duc de Liria
The Duc de Liria conducted my son to the feet of the King, and then seated himself in his place.
— from Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete by Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de

demons de l
Les demons de l'aube.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

deacon deliberately laid
Uncle Jaw pricked up his ears and was all attention, eying with eager looks the packet; but, to his disappointment, the deacon deliberately laid it into his desk, shut and locked it, and resumed his seat.
— from The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Duc de la
As the scheme had been determined on only order to please him, the journey of the Duc de la Force was abandoned almost as soon as declared.
— from Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete by Various

désir de la
Il se sent fort de l’affection de l’armée, et il brûle du désir de la présenter à l’Empereur, glorieuse et triomphante, ayant rempli l’engagement que Sa Majesté a elle-même pris, de planter l’aigle impériale sur les forts de Lisbonne, après une expédition aussi difficile que périlleuse, où tous les jours nous avons été
— from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809 From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign by Charles Oman


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