Project Gutenberg 2008-05-07 Public domain in the USA. 274 Domenichi, Lodovico 1515 1564 Du Haillan, Bernard de Girard, seigneur 1610 Facecies et motz subtilz, d'aucuns excellens esprits et tresnobles seigneurs Produced by Laurent Vogel, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "FACECIES et motz subtilz, d'aucuns excellens esprits et tresnobles seigneurs" is a collection of witty sayings and anecdotes written in the mid-16th century. This work features a compilation of clever insights and humorous observations attributed to various noble figures, exploring light-hearted themes of human nature and societal norms. The text serves as a reflection on the complexities of human behavior, highlighting the interesting interplay between wisdom and folly. The opening portion of the collection sets the stage for its content, showcasing the author's, Loys Dominique's, intention to provide readers with a form of recreation through literary wit. The text introduces various characters, including Lorenzo de Medici and Puccio, recounting amusing interactions and vignettes that emphasize the humorous perceptions of life and social roles prevalent in Renaissance society. Each anecdote portrays unique situations that elicit laughter and contemplation, illustrating the beauty and absurdity of human interactions while inviting readers to reflect on the shared human experience through levity and wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Anecdotes Italian wit and humor PQ Text FR Humour Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: French Literature 274963 2025-06-10T12:31:12.696589 text/html 268976 2021-01-03T14:01:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 118306 2021-01-03T14:01:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213900 2025-06-10T12:31:21.293530 application/epub+zip 212564 2025-06-10T12:31:17.010503 application/epub+zip 158657 2025-06-10T12:31:15.494532 application/epub+zip 495743 2025-06-10T12:31:24.300458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485605 2025-06-10T12:31:20.287545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406055 2022-09-12T03:58:27.533489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260037 2025-06-10T12:31:12.081575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258554 2021-01-03T14:01:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98930 2021-01-03T14:01:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19512 2025-06-10T12:31:24.459466 application/rdf+xml 25823 2025-06-10T12:31:16.092568 image/jpeg 4769 2025-06-10T12:31:15.782530 image/jpeg 216615 2025-06-10T12:31:12.730545 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia