Orleans, the men might have come out of "Alsatia," where they would have been worthy subjects of that illustrious potentate. From Wordnik.com. [Generals, Confederate States of America, Biography, Soldiers, Louisiana, Southern States, Army, Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 9th., History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Personal narratives, United States, Campaigns, Military Life, Reconstruction.] Reference
The lodging-house was an Alsatia for types like these. From Wordnik.com. [Down and Out in Paris and London] Reference
I have one as soft as is in Alsatia, said the host. —. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman] Reference
SCENE: Alsatia, in a hamlet at the foot of the mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform] Reference
Whitefriars, and, in a word, becomes the Squire of Alsatia. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
“What! your lordship is for a frolic into Alsatia?” said. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
Alsatia, northwards into Franconia, and even as far as Thuringia. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Luther] Reference
Strasburg, Brisac, and Alsatia, shall be restored to the Emperor and. From Wordnik.com. [The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899] Reference
The time is propitious, for as the council is now met in Alsatia, so the. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
The Lumber Yard is a sort of Alsatia, to which the hunted prisoner retires. From Wordnik.com. [For the term of his natural life] Reference
Alsatia, he found that he was not likely to be solitary for lack of visitors. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
Alsatia, which for centuries has been a desolate ruin, but now is built anew in its old pomp and splendor. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
“Grime,” repeated the Templar, “will suit Alsatia well enough — both a grim and grimy place of refuge.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
Mrs. Martha Trapbois had dwelt too long in Alsatia, to be either surprised or terrified at the altercation she had witnessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
The Duke will not remain during this time with his wife, but chooses it for an opportunity to visit all the strong places of Alsatia. From Wordnik.com. [The Entire Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency]
Hildebrod — “who sometimes, good gentleman, gave a glance at a book when the State affairs of Alsatia left him as much leisure.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
He sat up in his bed to listen, then remembered he was in Alsatia, where brawls of every sort were current among the unruly inhabitants. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortunes of Nigel] Reference
With the bravos of Alsatia and the pages of Whitehall. From Wordnik.com. [Border and Bastille] Reference
~Alsatia~: for a vivid picture of this haunt of rogues in the reign of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of London] Reference
Alsatia for his ears and won 'em, and have one of 'em in my lodging in. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne] Reference
Emperor: That France should possess Alsatia, according to the Treaty of. From Wordnik.com. [The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings] Reference
Alsatia; and she was not at all impressed by the physique of the prince. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl] Reference
Looked in at Constable's coming home; Cadell emerged from Alsatia; borrowed Clarendon. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford] Reference
Alsatia, which claimed to retain the right of Sanctuary once belonging to the monastery. From Wordnik.com. [The History of London] Reference
They were in multitudes then, and had a sort of society among themselves in this Alsatia. From Wordnik.com. [A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg] Reference
Whether they are not the Swiss that make hay and gather in the harvest throughout Alsatia?. From Wordnik.com. [Querist] Reference
No such thing as arresting them -- some of our pastures being a sort of Alsatia for the weeds. From Wordnik.com. [I and My Chimney] Reference
Mayor's dole of beef-pies to the vagrant people that lurk in St. Martin's-le-Grand, that new Alsatia?. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors...] Reference
Lord Dalgarno gave him the cut direct, and Nigel struck him, but was obliged to seek refuge in Alsatia. From Wordnik.com. [Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3] Reference
Alsatia, and that the Protestants of France should amount, in the whole, to about two millions of souls. From Wordnik.com. [The Huguenots in France] Reference
But Beck was far better off than most who occupied the various settlements in that Alsatia, -- he had his room to himself. From Wordnik.com. [Lucretia — Complete] Reference
Trenck had sent loads of merchandise to his estates, of linen, ingots of gold and silver from Bavaria, Alsatia, and Silesia. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1] Reference
Nay, the place will become the Alsatia of humanity, the refuge for all those men and women people would rather see Somewhere. From Wordnik.com. [Without Prejudice] Reference
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