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Tributary of the Seine
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aube
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n. (obsolete form of alb English)
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Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France. Aube may also refer to: Aube, Moselle , a French municipality in the Moselle department Aube, Orne , a French municipality in the Orne department Aube River , a river in France Aube (musician) , a ...
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Aube \Aube\, n. [See Ale .] An alb. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of aube.
Madame Marion, widow of a former receiver-general of the department of the Aube, presented a singular appearance.
It was there that she married Monsieur Marion, receiver-general of the Aube, who also had had a brother, the chief-justice of an imperial court.
It may seem extraordinary that Colonel Giguet, the brother of Madame Marion in whose house the society of Arcis had met for twenty-four years, and whose salon was the echo of all reports, all scandals, and all the gossip of the department of the Aube,--a good deal of it being there manufactured,--should be ignorant of facts of this nature.
The numerous partisans of old Gondreville, the king of the department of the Aube, were therefore awaiting some fresh proof of his ability, already so thoroughly tested, to circumvent this rising revolt.
Nevertheless, Champagne, or, if you prefer to say so, the departments of the Aube, Marne, and Haut-Marne, richly endowed with vineyards, the fame of which is world-wide, are otherwise full of flourishing industries.
Place a rather picturesque view of the Aube, the navigation of which begins at the bridge.
Having no relations with Parisian society, and seeing in the department of the Aube no other husband for Cecile than the youthful Marquis de Cinq-Cygne, he was asking himself whether by the power of gold he could surmount the animosities which the revolution of July had roused between the royalists who were faithful to their principles, and their conquerors.
Admirably fitted for the training of youth, she has long conducted a school for girls, which is famous throughout the department of the Aube and adjacent regions.
The deputy appointed to report on the elections in the department of the Aube was a strong partisan of the ministry, and, in consequence of a confidential communication made to him that morning, the following paragraph appeared in his report:-- The action of the electoral college of Arcis was regular.
Committee on the elections of the department of the Aube, has the floor.
Schwartzenburg began to creep cautiously along the Aube towards Paris.
Marshal Schwartzenburg will advance along the Aube and Seine valleys, and we shall continue on his right flank, to hold open communications with the Army of Silesia as soon as it is on the Marne.
Bonaparte attacked and took the town, and while the Volkhovskys were retiring in an orderly fashion from their outpost position on the south bank of the Aube, a small, plump man in a plain grey greatcoat and a large cocked hat rode forward among the French soldiers attacking the bridgehead.
After experiencing reverses they fell back without disorder, and retired behind the Aube, where they rallied and obtained numerous reinforcements, which daily arrived, and which soon enabled them to resume the offensive.
Prince Schwartzenberg soon passed the Aube and marched upon Vitry and Chalons.