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That aigreur, which is part of the native colour of Pascal's genius, is reinforced in the [78] "Pensées" by insupportable languor, alternating with supportable pain, as he died little by little through the eight years of their composition.
Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays Walter Pater 1866
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Mais cette aigreur sent bien un peu le fonds des reptiles, et personne n'a sérieusement envie de chercher querelle à la perfide Albion.
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872
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[Footnote: "'Persifflez les pharisaïsmes, mais parlez droit aux honnêtes gens' me dit Amiel, avec une certaine aigreur.
Amiel's Journal Henri Fr��d��ric Amiel 1885
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