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After the breaking-up of the Hôtel de Rambouillet, there were formed various smaller coteries, among which that of Mme. de La Fayette was by no means the least important. From her little circle of précieuses, Mme. de La Fayette was drawn to the Court of Louis XIV. chiefly through the friendship of "Madame," the Princess Henrietta of England.

Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) La Fayette - La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette : Edited with Introduction and Notes

Note 26: His close-shaven crown, surrounded by a circle of stiff-curled black hair, had something the appearance of a parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. Ce trait vivant et qui décèle si bien la touche éminemment pittoresque du romancier calédonien, a échappé, par mégarde, sans doute,

Sir Walter Scott - Ivanhoe (2/4): Le retour du croisé

A Pedlar's Pack of Ballads and Songs, by W. H. LOGAN. Edinburgh, William Paterson, 1869. Two Hundred and Twenty Two Popular Scottish Songs, with music. Glasgow, John S. Marr and Sons, n. d. Miller's New British Song. Edinburgh, J. M. Miller, 1858. Whistle-Binkie, a Collection of Songs for the Social Circle, 4 vols. Glasgow, David Robertson, 1853.

Auguste Angellier - Robert Burns: Vol. II., Les Oeuvres