burette

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I verily believe Mother Burette has dealings with the old one, and practises magic in this private apartment; leastways, that is what M. C�sar Bradamanti, our third-floor lodger, said to me.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

Madame Burette knew the notary's housekeeper, and gave me a letter to her, in which she recommended Louise as a very good girl.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

M. Burette has treated this subject in several dissertations, printed in the Memoirs of the Academy of Belles Lettres; wherein purity, perspicuity, and elegance of style are united with profound erudition.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

"Mother Burette would give at least five hundred francs for the lot," said the widow, after closely examining each article.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

She now lies in a dying state; they have had nothing for all that period besides Louise's wages and what they could obtain from Mother Burette upon the few wretched articles they could dispose of.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène