"fourberie" ever indulged in by a reverend gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
Paris with circumstances of distinguished treachery '(insigne fourberie) towards his brother, the Prince. From Wordnik.com. [Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles] Reference
"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. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time] Reference
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