by
Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1740 - 1794), as Nicolas Chamfort
Le chanoine Récupéro
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Le chanoine Récupéro confessait une
jeune et jolie fille qui s'accusait d'avoir estimé
un jeune homme.
"Estimé," dit le Père
"Estimé, combien de fois?"
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The Canon Recupero
Language: English  after the French (Français)
The Canon Recupero was acting as confessor to a
young and pretty girl who accused herself of holding in high esteem
a young man.
"Esteemed,” said the Father,
"Esteemed, how many times?”
Translator's note: Giuseppe Recupero (1720-1778) was a Sicilian mineralogist, who was paid by the French government to conduct research on the Mt. Etna volcano.
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