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Bastile
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English
Proper noun
1
en Bastille.
en 1905 October w:Booth Tarkington ‘Outer Darkness’ The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel New York, N.Y.; London Harper & Brothers Publishers 128 https://archive.org/details/conquestofcanaan00tarkuoft/page/128/mode/1up 2022924 We merely suggest, en passant, that some of our best citizens might deem it a wonderful and beauteous thing if, in addition to paying the fine, Mr. Louden could serve for the loyal Happy his six months in the Bastile!