riviere
Example Sentences
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The frenchman sayes that he hath heard qu'une grande riviere et un grand seigneur sont mauvais voisins.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord
Oui, dey t'o't I was a devil, because I come down riviere from de Bad-Lands, but Kovik, he talk to dem an' I stay.
From The Whelps of the Wolf by Marsh, George P.
Far down "la belle riviere" floated the fairy white steamboat on its winding-way to Louisville, while the joy-groups danced and sung by the clear moonlight over the airy decks.
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie
Froissart says that any one engaged in this sport "alloit en riviere."
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
There was not a Neuchatel in existence, and they flourished in every community, who did not send her, at least, a riviere of brilliants.
From Endymion by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield