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Literature | Perdrix, toujours Perdrix Too much of the same thing. Walpole tells us that the confessor of one of the French kings reproved him for conjugal infidelity, and was asked by the king what he liked best. "Partridge," replied the priest, and the king ordered him to be served with partridge every day, till he quite loathed the sight of his favourite dish. After a time, the king visited him, and hoped he had been well served, when the confessor replied, "Mais oua, perdrix, toujours perdrix." "Ah! ah!" replied the amorous monarch, "and one mistress is all very well, but not `perdrix, toujours perdrix. ' " "Soup for dinner, soup for supper, and soup for breakfast again."- Farquhar: The Inconstant. iv. 2. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 45 52 44 52 49 58 2C 54 4F 55 4A 4F 55 52 53 50 45 52 44 52 49 58 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01000101 01010010 01000100 01010010 01001001 01011000 00101100 00100000 01010100 01001111 01010101 01001010 01001111 01010101 01010010 01010011 00100000 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000100 01010010 01001001 01011000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P E R D R I X ,   T O U J O U R S   P E R D R I X |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0045 0052 0044 0052 0049 0058 002C 0054 004F 0055 004A 004F 0055 0052 0053 0050 0045 0052 0044 0052 0049 0058 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)503952385243581425449554449555253250395238524358 |
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