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sous cet habit et d esprit
When Crispin disguises himself in her clothes, he exclaims,— "L'addresse et l'artifice ont passé dans mon cœur; Qu'on a sous cet habit et d'esprit et de ruse— Rien n'est si trompeur qu'animal porte-jupe."
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics by Various

she could hardly ever do enough
She looked upon her son as a martyr for whom she could hardly ever do enough.
— from Other People's Money by Emile Gaboriau

Sue cried her eyes dancing excitedly
Sue cried, her eyes dancing excitedly.
— from Young Readers Science Fiction Stories by Richard M. (Richard Mace) Elam

sous cet habit et d esprit
* 'Tis not to be endured, To yield our trodden path and turn aside, Giving our place to knaves.—/Ibid./, line 648 CHAPTER I. "L'adresse et l'artifice out passe dans mon coeur; Qu'ou a sous cet habit et d'esprit et de ruse.
— from Ernest Maltravers — Volume 06 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

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