How To Use Talleyrand In A Sentence
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Napoleon made his exit with the slam of a door and a shower of toy soldiers, one of which hit Talleyrand in the head with an audible bonk.
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Volumes could be written about this phase of his dazzling career alone, and yet we have miscreants such as Talleyrand proclaiming to the Conference of "Christian Kings" and traitors that the greatest, most powerful, and most humane prince of the age "must be exterminated like a mad dog.
The Tragedy of St. Helena
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The centrepiece was a magnificent canopied bed belonged to Talleyrand, the great 19 th - century French diplomat.
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--Attributed to Talleyrand A day or three ago, the Great Hall must have been solid ice.
THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE
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Talleyrand which is among the masterpieces of memoir-writing.
Women in the Life of Balzac
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M. de Talleyrand, who was not much pleased with the choice, observed in a dry sarcastic tone, "You must send Andre 'aussi', I
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
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I considered Madame de Stael over Talleyrand, but then I've got this fascination with Talleyrand, which is probably a sign of my own degenerate nature.
The Dinner Party
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M. de Talleyrand is another of her society, and she seems equally attached to him.
Juniper Hall: A Rendezvous of Certain Illustrious Personages during the French Revolution, Including Alexandre D'Arblay and Fanny Burney
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These books betray a nostalgic admiration for a diplomatic style long out of favor, a style encapsulated in Talleyrand’s admonition to his junior diplomats: “Above all, gentlemen, not too much zeal.”
Charm Offensive
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A triannual inspection of the Blount Island and Talleyrand marine terminals is expected to give the
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Talleyrand-Metternich or Thiers; and modern statesmanship and modern diplomacy show pale beside the Machiavelism of the _coulisses_.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844
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Talleyrand once said of a great American statesman, that without experience he 'divined' his way through any crisis.
A Memorial Discourse on the Character of Abraham Lincoln
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, the priapic bishop of Autun who became France's diplomat for all seasons he served and survived both the Revolution and Napoleon, famously remarked that no one who had not lived during the ancien régime could have any idea of how sweet life could be.
Why They All Came to Versailles
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A gentleman complained to Talleyrand of having been insulted by a charge of cheating at play.
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Vedrine makes clear he is a subtle practitioner of realpolitik in the tradition of Richelieu, Talleyrand, and de Gaulle.
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But to paraphrase Talleyrand, his Open Letter was worse than an insult; it was a mistake.
Scientologists and Nazis
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The next day they all came, just as we had dined, for a morning visit, -- M.dame de Stael, M. Talleyrand, M. Sicard, and M. d'Arblay; the latter then made "insistance" upon commencing my
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3
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The word dropt once from the lips of one of Napoleon's marshals in the hearing of Talleyrand, who asked its meaning.
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte
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But again, six to seven people shot in an incident near downtown Jacksonville in an area known as the Talleyrand neighborhood.
CNN Transcript May 1, 2007
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In 1814, with the armies that had fought Napoleon across the Continent at the gates of Paris, Talleyrand machinated to restore Bourbon rule.
Charm Offensive
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I pity you," said M. de Talleyrand to M. de Rémusat, "you have to amuse the unamusable.
The Modern Regime, Volume 1
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The protracted tape-recorded inquisition of Markham has only a few diverting moments—for instance, when Kubrick is quizzing the historian about Talleyrand and Napoleon's two-faced police chief, Fouché:
How Stanley Kubrick Met His Waterloo
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So he is," interrupted Talleyrand; "but he abhors intoleration and persecution" (not in politics).
Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
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To paraphrase Talleyrand, what's done is but little and that little is not good.
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
