by
Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1740 - 1794), as Nicolas Chamfort
Les coups de pieds
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Le régent voulant aller au bal sans y être
reconnu: "J'en sais un moyen" dit l'abbé
Dubois; et, dans le bal, il lui donna des coups
de pied au... Le régent, qui les trouvait trop
forts, passant rêveusement la main sur son
derrière, "L'abbé, dit-il, tu me déguises trop".
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Kicks", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 6
Word count: 49
Kicks
Language: English  after the French (Français)
The regent wanted to go to the ball without being
recognized: “I know of a way” said Abbot
Dubois; and, at the ball, gave him kicks
on his... The regent, who found them too
hard, dreamily passed his hand over his
backside, “Father, you dress me up too much".
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-19
Line count: 6
Word count: 49