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"fourberie" ever indulged in by a reverend gentleman.
Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland F. J. Widgery
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Cette expérience simple est quelquefois mise en usage par des Commerçans intelligens pour s'assurer de la supériorité des indigos, & sur-tout, reconnoître ce que l'on appelle les fausses pierres, quand on soupçonne cette fourberie dans la marchandise que l'on veut acheter.
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D'Artagnan even his hateful _fourberie_ in the case of Milady.
Letters to Dead Authors Andrew Lang 1878
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Paris with circumstances of distinguished treachery '(insigne fourberie) towards his brother, the Prince.
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878
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How we would welcome them, forgiving D’Artagnan even his hateful fourberie in the case of Milady.
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"scarce a doubt" that Onis "did intend by artifice to cover the grants while we were under the undoubting impression they were annulled;" and he said to M. de Neuville, concerning this dark transaction, that "it was not the ingenious device of a public minister, but '_une fourberie de Scapin_.'"
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"Ces prêtres portent la fourberie jusqu'à vouloir persuader au peuple que le feu sacré ne brûle pas ceux qui sont en état de grace.
Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Michael Russell 1814
whichbe commented on the word fourberie
Trickery, deception.
May 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word fourberie
Cf. Italian furbizia, same meaning.
September 1, 2008