surprend

Updated: May 11, 2025

Now the windows are open at break of day, et le masque leve, rien ne surprend qu'a qui tout soit nouveau, et ne ressemble a rien que l'on ait jamais vu depuis le commencement du monde. There is to-night a great ball at Gloucester House; it is the Restoration Day, and the birthday also of Princess Sophia. My love and thanks to my dear boy for his letter, which I will answer.

George Augustus Selwyn - George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life