Excerpt from Le Grand Siècle Intime: Le Regne de Richelieu (1617-1642) D'Après des Documents Originaux
Nous n'avons pu citer toutes les chansons poli tiques et satiriques du temps, à cause de leur gros sièreté; c'est le terme le plus doux qu on puisse employer.
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