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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 220 — V. OF SOCIETY AND OF CONVERSATION.

Henri Van Laun translation

The principal antiquated words in this imitation are estriver, to strive, to quarrel; se ramentevoir, to call to mind, used by Molière in the Dépit amoureux (iii. 4); and succéder, to be successful, which, of course, is at present in French réussir.

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