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The "Characters" of Jean de La Bruyère

Note 699 — XIII. OF FASHION.

Henri Van Laun translation

The author states: “These are names of various shells.” The original has “le Léopard, la Plume, la Musique,” and the English names have been kindly suggested by M. Hugh Owen in “Notes and Queries” as equivalents for the French ones.

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