| 单词 | bon mot |
| 例句 | “Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I’m an eternal stranger forced to reintroduce myself to her one bon mot at a time. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He spoke of missing “the black bon mot, the snap, the bag, the whimsy” upon which righteous anger and freedom take flight. Review: ‘Oreo,’ a Sandwich-Cookie of a Feminist Comic Novel 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Not for him, most of the time, are the bon mot or the mot juste. Review: Karl Ove Knausgaard’s ‘My Struggle: Book Four’ 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z It also features this deliciously obvious bon mot: “Man, these birds are really angry!” Critic?s Notebook: Zork to Amnesia: The Dark Descent: Horror in Video Games 2011-10-27T22:10:39Z One bon mot: “Anyone who tells you their print is an original is using the wrong vocabulary.” Gertrude Stein’s Legacy Lives On in Pop-Up Art Salons 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z For comedians in particular, live-tweeting the Oscars has become a kind of blood sport, with everyone trying to break though the clutter with the most cutting bon mot in 140 characters or fewer. Oscars 2015: And the winner is ... social media, for better and for worse 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The author’s way with a bon mot is the book’s main reward. Books of The Times: A Very Big Man and the Brother Who Resents Him 2011-07-31T21:15:13Z And for a man so articulate about war, he replied not with Ghandian rhetoric, nor the philosophical bon mot I was probably pursuing journalistically, but by talking with curious innocence about love and Zen. ‘I witnessed the birth of Isis’: how one film-maker captured the horror of Iraq 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z He relished the flip, the quip, the bon mot; he delighted in making mischief. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z I’ve thought about that bon mot a lot during this movie season, where so many stars seem to be swinging for the fences. Forget Naturalism. With Movie Acting This Year, Big Swings Are In. 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps a bon mot is a universal understanding plated with panache—a kind of caffeinated knowledge that informs, confirms, and jolts awake. How Wit Reveals the Trickster Beauty of Our Garbage World 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z "Death is often the point of life's joke," is one character's trenchant bon mot in a novel that is itself a cruel and brilliant extended joke. Classics corner: Laughter in the Dark 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z “As the jokes and bon mots and aphorisms fly past, the book is anchored in soliloquies that wear their intent and erudition lightly.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z It’s not just the routine police brutality, or the latest bon mot from Donald Trump or Paul LePage, that shows us the unpleasant reality. “Democracy in Black”: A conversation about race in America with Eddie Glaude Jr. 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z She manages to squeeze in a few more bon mot insults before getting fired. ArtsBeat: ‘Girls’ Recap: Hannah’s Envy and Thwarted Ambition 2014-03-17T04:19:36Z Not everyone will warm to Mitford's bright, brittle tone: she prefers the bon mot to the bleeding heart and Linda's abandoned child gets short shrift. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford | Book review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Anyway, as with all action movies we're hoping for some great taglines, little insouciant bon mots that true action heroes casually drop after some piece of mayhem. The Expendables 2 – review 2012-08-16T14:29:00Z Brilliant, arrogant, indisputably foreign, Pünd prides himself on understanding the inner workings of the human psyche, and is prone to dropping aphoristic bon mots. One Whodunit Nests Inside Another in ‘Moonflower Murders’ 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Julie Kavner barks out acidic bon mots in her husky baritone as the mother of the bride, whose history of infidelity to her husband, played by Mark Linn-Baker, occasions many a barbed exchange. | 'Relatively Speaking': ?Relatively Speaking? at Brooks Atkinson Theater ? Review 2011-10-21T02:01:14Z Mr. Vidal sallied forth with various bon mots, at one point smiling so much he had to cover his mouth. Circa Now: Feuding in 140 Characters 2014-04-25T22:22:54Z Pappas ensures Wilde’s bon mots are crisply, smartly delivered. Oscar Wilde’s elegant wit shines in Seattle Shakes’ ‘Earnest’ 2014-03-26T23:59:36Z That sort of bon mot — along with huge dollops of bohemian atmosphere — were enough to make the nonmusical “Royal Family” a success. Review: ‘The Royal Family of Broadway,’ This Time in Song 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z But those sparkling bon mots are also why it’s a joy just to listen to Sinclair talk, even if she sometimes rambles. ‘Self Portrait’: Family hopes and history on canvas Mr. Roth said that he deeply admired “The Social Network,” and that he thought that it could secure its place in history with a simple bon mot. Longing for the Lines That Had Us at Hello 2010-10-19T22:25:00Z He talks about “diving into a tight Mexican hole” and fistbumps the only appropriate audience for that bon mots. RECAP: Bachelor In Paradise: Rose Ceremony, Interrupted 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Whether she's the one tweeting or it's actually her niece tapping those bon mots into her phone, who care? Wait, that happened this year? A reminder of the TV events that 2020 erased from our memories 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Peg fits comfortably in this category, and her bon mots would lend themselves to memes. Perspective | Why Peg Bundy was the true ’90s-sitcom domestic goddess 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z He knew that a good bon mot is wasted if you only use it once. Love Is the Devil: the view from the art world 2012-11-09T09:00:00Z Indeed, every time Mr. Doonan opens his mouth, another one of his deliciously acid bon mots pops out. Books Of Style: Simon Doonan: In the Mind of a Ringmaster 2013-09-06T22:49:41Z Ms. Vanderpump ordered tea at the Plaza, but on the show she’s best known for spilling it, aided by her quick wit and way with a bon mot. Lisa Vanderpump of ‘Real Housewives’ Sips Her Tea. And Spills Some, Too. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The structure is familiar: They drive through breathtaking scenery on their way to multi-star restaurants and hotels, peppering their conversations with bon mots, celebrity impersonations and insults. Steve Coogan Reaches the End of ‘The Trip’ 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z With encouragement from one of her managers, she took up rapping, and has released a pair of mixtapes that mold her off-the-cuff verve and improvised bon mots into something stickier. How Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ Took Over the Summer 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z And perhaps they’re an analog art form perfect for our time, when we all wish to share our bon mots with everyone, all the time. Sidewalk Blackboards Offer a Little Chalk ’n’ Chew 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Whenever one of this contributor's bon mots approached on tape, the chairman found a technical reason why it should be edited out. Robert Robinson obituary 2011-08-13T12:28:49Z Dreyer is a VP and copy chief at Random House, not to mention the unofficial language guru on Twitter, where he dispenses grammar bon mots such as: “Only godless savages eschew the series comma.” What books to read in January 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z But in this book, Riedel saves his bon mots for the offstage drama: The subject at hand in “Razzle Dazzle” is the “business of show,” not the artistic merit of the productions themselves. ‘Razzle Dazzle’ review: Michael Riedel pulls back the curtain on for Broadway 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Petri would be so grateful, we would become best friends and text hilarious bon mots to each other while binge-watching smart TV. Review | ‘Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why’ takes hilarious aim at the current administration. But it’s not all fun and games. 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The Biebs, his companion, tossed out bon mots along the lines of "great," "cool," "thanks," "yes" and "I'm really honored." Met Gala 2015: Celebs did their 'China: Through the Looking Glass' homework 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z He was a noted provocateur who loved swapping bon mots. Danny Fields: the coolest guy you've never heard of – until now 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z His lethargic bon mots provide a nice distraction from the generally tossed-off lyrics. This week's new singles 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z But no one could top Mr. Elbaz’s speech for the Fashion Impact Award, peppered with charming bon mots. Scene City: Geoffrey Beene Scholarship Awards Draw Fashion Notables 2013-01-09T22:07:02Z The fear you might blink and miss some sparkling bon mot. Feminism can be funny too: Julie Klausner and season 3 of “Difficult People” on Hulu 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z So went one of US president Frank Underwood’s bone-chilling bon mots in an early episode of House of Cards. House of Cards returns without Kevin Spacey heading the cast 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z He wants his productions to be like “the most exciting party,” with the guests’ misbehavior as exciting as their bon mots. Director Joe Mantello, Broadway’s Invisible Wizard 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The bizarre situation elicits Patroclus' zesty bon mot: "What a spring the man has! Nice dive! Think of the oysters he could come up with if he were out at sea …" The ancient history of adding insult to injury 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z She rarely reaches for metaphor, simile, the bon mot or the mot juste. Review: Rebecca Makkai’s ‘Music for Wartime,’ Stories With Echoes of Loss 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z At a speech last week to herald the opening of the athletes' village at Olympic Park, Johnson had his audience rolling in the aisles with bon mots about Marbella timeshares and the Greek economy. Boris Johnson, the comedian of politics, has the last laugh 2012-07-30T12:00:01Z It doesn’t have a vast group of urbane characters dropping bon mots. Halt and Catch Fire Became the Next Mad Men When It Stopped Trying to Be 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z It’s only a month into the season, and already the show has generated signature Tylerisms — bon mots that stick. Arts & Leisure Preview: Steven Tyler Escapes From Idolatry 2011-02-09T16:50:05Z His Wilde tries to redeem the disgust and mortification of vomiting with some sort of bon mot, turning it into an aesthete’s martyrdom. Mutant bears, flying heads and chainsaw duels: the best movie moments of 2018 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Is this a serious moment of private reflection — Kraus’s writing is at once deeply personal and unfiltered — a theoretical construct or an inappropriate bon mot? Whose line is it anyway? Humor and hopelessness in “I Love Dick” 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Grant plays Sinclair with tremendous brio, capturing his pompousness and authority as with some bon mots about good writers "stealing" work. Richard E. Grant on sex, power and playing an entitled man similar to the "Teflon-coated" Trump 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z If you’re looking for the literary scene in New York, you may want to drop in at Elaine’s, a shadowy but cheery East Side bar where authors meet for Beaujolais and bon mots. 'I look for the scary story': How Alice McDermott turned the Vietnam War novel inside out 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z The character never has to search long for a bon mot. Unhappiness made Oscar Levant a laugh riot. Sean Hayes carves a portrayal in a marble of suffering 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Pompeo said his CIA team had not prepared him for a greeting joke about assassination, but as the CIA chief, “maybe his bon mot made sense.” Pompeo’s memoir details dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward China 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z There were definitely bright spots — Coolidge rocking taffetta, Hollander dropping insinuating bon mots, Plaza aggressively eating toast and Fahy offering marital advice. Let's break down that 'White Lotus' finale: Our biggest surprises, disappointments 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Economists would point to the folly of a course of action, and he would pull out a bon mot or caricature them as “the doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters.” Perspective | Exit, Boris Johnson. Sort of — he’s still hogging the stage. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The judge’s biting “bon mot,” as praised by the editorial board, is only valid within this context. Navy on Whidbey Island: There is no ‘feud’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “Personally I think it is a sad thing for baseball there are not more bon mots and repartees of the sort,” Hughes wrote. The Greatest Rivalry Since (Long Before) Sliced Bread 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Keynes’s bon mot has a sting in its tail: We can afford anything we can actually do. Opinion | What if the Coronavirus Crisis Is Just a Trial Run? 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The casually tossed-off insults, morbid asides, petty bon mots and arch affectations toe a treacherous line, constantly threatening to become insufferable. Review | Michelle Pfeiffer reigns over flawed ‘French Exit’ with mesmerizing hauteur 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s a typical Welles bon mot, blustery and witty and egocentric. 'Mank' brings just the latest in a long line of Orson Welles depictions 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Johnson has achieved a momentous political triumph through discord, populism, and a few bon mots. Boris Johnson Wins, and Britain Chooses the Devil It Knows 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z “I am busy as a beaver,” says Parton, ever a master of the folksy bon mot, “and about as dammed up.” Dolly Parton for America 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z English press colleagues have enjoyed bon mots about his last hundred coming before the invention of the iPhone. Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day three, rain delay – live! 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Or you might fancy Matthew Engel’s take, one containing a particularly choice bon mot from Iron Mike. Ashes 2019: England v Australia fourth Test, day one – live! 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The car manufacturer’s bon mot hints at the shady – sometimes illicit – origins or great wealth. Putin’s plagiarism, fake Ukrainian degrees and tales of world leaders accused of academic fraud 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Side by side in the dim glow of their screens, they monitored each bon mot and burp of Twitter’s commentary on events. Opinion | Twitter is the crystal meth of newsrooms 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “The only thing that is accomplished by uncritically disseminating Walker’s bigoted book bon mots is ensuring that the racism is disseminated to more people,” Yair Rosenberg wrote in Tablet. Alice Walker, Answering Backlash, Praises Anti-Semitic Author as ‘Brave’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z “Let it be unique to yourself and yet identifiable to others,” is one of her bon mots on the subject of style. Thirty years at Vogue: how Anna Wintour changed the way the world gets dressed 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t be surprised if the A’s are channeling another one of Billy Beane’s Moneyball bon mots: “When your enemy’s making mistakes, don’t interrupt him.” A positive turning point turns negative for Mariners on tough night in Oakland 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z When he wasn’t working, Martinez was blogging; a friend suggested that he sign up for Twitter, believing that his bon mots were well attuned to the platform, and he quickly amassed a considerable following. How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Since he reactivated his account on Monday, West has been sending out a series of bon mots and aphorisms. A philosopher rates Kanye West's tweets 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z He spoke the part, offering a mix of jesting bon mots and high-minded appeals for bipartisanship. And he looked the part, down to the embroidered “45” on his starched white shirt cuff. 55 minutes at the table: Trump tries to negotiate and prove stability 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Certainly his bon mots, as he calls them, are infamous. The politically incorrect president dividing a nation 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z A syndicated gossip columnist whose mixture of banter, barbs and bon mots about the glitterati helped her climb the A-list as high as many of the celebrities she covered. Notable deaths in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Thomas’s father owns a successful publishing house; his artsy mother is depressive; and Thomas is fond of uttering such cynical bon mots as “New York’s most vibrant neighborhood at the moment is Philadelphia.” Review | ‘The Only Living Boy in New York’ starts off strong, then goes horribly wrong 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z We traded several urbane bon mots before agreeing to rendezvous at Iron Triangle Brewery in the Arts District on a Thursday evening. I told her that I didn't have a car. She told me, 'Goodbye' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z No media hordes waiting for a few bon mots from the white-haired trainer. Bob Baffert is planning to watch the Derby from his couch 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Linguistically, the cast shines: every bon mot is intelligible – and that’s no small achievement, given the rapid flow of verse. ‘The Liar’ takes alternative facts to another level 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Stylistically, he disdains the bon mot — the political pull-quote that we associate with most great speeches. Where does Obama rank in American oratory? 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z His much-circulated letter ended with the bon mot that if the Republican candidate felt wronged, the Times would “welcome the opportunity to have a court set him straight”. Donald Trump is a man-baby | Susan Campbell 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Earlier, Radio 2 paid tribute to its former breakfast show host, and broadcasting legend, Terry Wogan with a compilation of his bon mots and words of wisdom. Madness pay tribute to ska legend Prince Buster at Radio 2 festival - BBC News 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Sometimes, those bon mots show up in brochures, implying an endorsement. Beware of misleading political ads 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z But in no time, the tributes and bon mots would reappear. Graffiti-Covered Time Capsule Is an Ode to a Rebel Musician 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z But it was the height of sophistication compared to the bon mots of Simmons’ next guest. Simmons 'Any Given Wednesday' 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z What really earned him Mario Procaccino’s memorable bon mot, however, was the architecture of Lindsay’s political ascension in New York and what he did with power once he had it. This Is Where the Term 'Limousine Liberal' Comes From 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And on the question of climate change, he drew applause with more pithy bon mots. Trump stumbles over Cuba as Rubio shines in Republican debate – as it happened 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He’s lightheartedly sparred with Trump and others on social media batting back criticisms with clever bon mots instead of engaging in combat. This is how Ted Cruz wins: Why the formerly unthinkable could really, actually happen 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z He answered a series of boilerplate queries from the thin media corps at ringside, delivering a blend of straight talk and curious bon mots. On the tiles with Tyson Fury: my heavyweight night out in New York 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z He didn’t stop to clarify, but rigor was beside the point; the Vidalian bon mot was about the speaker, not about the subject. Gore Vidal’s Delusions of Candor 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s bad enough if you have to overhear him regaling his mates with his quips and bon mots but when he’s on his own* he regales the fielders, you, and any soul within semaphore range. Pakistan v England: first Test, day one – as it happened 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z And on the question of climate change, he drew applause with more pithy bon mots. Trump stumbles over Cuba as Rubio shines in Republican debate – as it happened 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z On a good day, her Twitter bon mots might get a few dozen retweets. What links a reporter and the robot apocalypse? - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z The bon mots about their good works were washed down with cocktails. Can cheap clothing generate fair wages? H&M believes it can. Mr. Redmayne’s performance — from the gnarled, paralyzed fingers to the mischievous spark that lights an otherwise frozen face as he savors a joke or a bon mot — is spot on. Stephen Hawking’s Movie Life Story Is Not Very Scientific 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s bad enough if you have to overhear him regaling his mates with his quips and bon mots but when he’s on his own* he regales the fielders, you, and any soul within semaphore range. Pakistan v England: first Test, day one – as it happened 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z This bon mot was noted down by Johnson's amanuensis, Boswell, as was his inveterate habit. What does it mean to be a modern patriot? 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z When asked to translate his ringer bon mot, he explains that “it’s a notoriously hard method,’’ as peal-bell tunes are called. At National Cathedral the bells are ringing all weekend long to mark a special birthday The Premier League boss did not himself refer to women as "gash" – one of his friends seems to have torn themselves away from the Curb Your Enthusiasm writers' room to deliver that bon mot. Premier League's Richard Scudamore proved himself a hypocrite years ago 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z A bon mot about Chris Christie’s bridge problem drew so many groans that Smith proclaimed himself glad “there’s one person up here who laughs at my jokes and also applauds; thank you, dear.” Among gathering of U.S. mayors, focus turns to recovery 2014-01-23T00:40:37Z Eliot Spitzer and Anthony D. Weiner were hurtling happily along on the redemption express, their every bon mot recorded by the press. Gotham: Establishment Assumptions Lose Out in Mayoral Primaries 2013-09-12T01:09:07Z With blow-dried hair fixed permanently in place and a fitting bon mot usually at the ready — in French or English — Mr. Lévy exudes a courtly air rather than street smarts. Advertising: Merger as a Career Capstone for the Chief of Publicis 2013-07-30T01:02:52Z There have been countless bon mots written over the years about the allure of a town that once a year puts the old, beautiful, often flawed sport of thoroughbred racing front and center. Essay: At Saratoga, the People Are as Big a Draw as the Horses 2013-07-19T03:27:50Z I know grown adults who squander hours honing pithy 140-character bon mots in the hope of going viral. Should I tell my girlfriend that I'm addicted to flirting online? 2013-06-09T08:07:01Z There are a few more charecteristic Judge Holmes bon mots sprinkled throughout. Leisure Suit Larry Shows Up In Tax Court Decision 2013-05-16T23:45:32Z College should be about making an impact on the world, not tossing up quasi-Mencken bon mots at faculty members' dinner parties. The Choice Blog: Spare Me Your Glossy College Postcards 2012-11-20T10:58:08Z A typical man deploying these bon mots while seeking female companionship might worry about having his facial features, as well as his cocktail order, shaken, not stirred. The sexual health of James Bond 2012-10-04T09:19:23Z For every Churchillian bon mot, many more are made to abuse, intimidate and frighten. How do you insult someone legally? 2012-05-18T10:37:49Z Although my characters are generally wittier than their creator, people seem to expect that I’m always ready with some acid-dripping bon mot. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: A Seat at the Table 2012-04-26T17:37:07Z There are people whose tweets may always fall into the 25 percent “ignore” category, and others whose 140-character bon mots always end up in my 36 percent. On Twitter: Only 36 percent of tweets worth reading 2012-04-19T20:11:00Z Langrishe, Sir Hercules, wrote in Baratariana, xiii "obtained a grant for clothing for the Volunteers, xiii, note "one of his bon mots, do. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z “I am not here to do weightlifting,” he said, defending his age on a television talk show in an often-quoted bon mot. Egypt Leader?s Credibility Stumbles on His Words 2012-01-05T03:27:37Z He is always ready with the most apropos anecdote, and the happiest bon mot, and his vast acquaintance with out-of-the-way knowledge and the quaint Curiosity Shops of Literature make him a walking encyclopaedia of marvels. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Other Jobs admirers outside the Silicon Valley bubble drop in to deliver some bon mots. Watch: The BBC Takes On Steve Jobs In 'Billion Dollar Hippy' 2011-12-20T02:13:41Z Finally, however, she killed his love with a bon mot. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z "Even if I am English I want to be warm," was a bon mot of her youth, still quoted, and still being lived up to. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z Being in his company does not involve conversation so much as a series of passionate mini-lectures, seasoned with quotes from early church fathers, historians and sometimes favourite bon mots of his own. A working life: the bishop 2011-08-19T22:02:27Z Some bon mots, too, of Franklin have come down to us with his stories. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z This eaten beverage fired him actually to publish the bon mots which he used once to say only to himself. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z There was mirth in his grey eye, joviality in the wink that twittered on his eyelid, saucy humour in his smile, and bon mot, wit, and rejoinder in every movement of his lips. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z His wit and humour never lacked for a moment a continuous cross-fire of bon mots, unprepared and spontaneous. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z No elegies indeed appeared on the occasion,—"no tears eternal that embalm the dead;" but a shower of epigrams and bon mots—some exquisitely witty and malicious. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Another bon mot of Franklin was his reply when he was told that Howe had taken Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Gentleman's Companion, or an elegant and lively selection, of the bon mots, repartees, &c. of the most distinguished characters, in the brilliant circles of taste and fashion. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:34.387Z "The recorded bon mot is the words of a song without the music." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Indeed, twice as often, such comments are directed at the justices themselves--even the bon mots tossed from Justice Antonin Scalia, identified in the new study as both the funniest and grouchiest of the nine. Supreme Court justices are not laughing at you. They're laughing with you. 2011-01-16T23:48:00Z Before making his mark on personal finance, Cantona made his most famous bon mot, in a legendary career of riddling phrases, at a 1995 press conference. Soccer Legend Urges French to Withdraw Bank Money 2010-12-06T14:00:00Z In early cables, Mr. Karzai comes off as dashing, smooth and cosmopolitan, ready to flatter American officials with bon mots about country music and Starbucks coffee. Cables Offer Shifting Portrait of Karzai 2010-12-02T22:30:00Z For them, the utterance of a bon mot remains the most elusive of prizes – and yet golf's establishment appears to deem them as dangerous as Bill Hicks mainlining truth serum. Marina Hyde: Ryder Cup's tweet irony 2010-09-29T13:50:00Z Bruce Hay's jovial prose, Allis' wonderful bon mots, Torrance and James have eased into the fray beautifully, and their on-course team are superb. The Open Championship 2010 - day two live coverage 2010-07-16T11:34:00Z Men were almost ready to risk their lives for a bon mot. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius We throw words at each other's heads without doing ourselves any harm; smart sallies break forth, and bon mots roll under the table. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 It produces many bon mots and but few wise sayings. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It was really pleasant to hear him speak of the great days of Metternich and Nesselrode and Talleyrand, when a frontier was settled by a bon mot, and a dynasty decided by a doggerel. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Miss Lowry gave them no time to recover from this bon mot. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks We must not omit to record a bon mot of the bride, which shows that she possesses all the wit for which her spirituel family has been so long celebrated. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) A personal bon mot, perpetrated at the expense of the late Sir William Harcourt, is harmless enough: "You must admit that he is a most weighty politician," insisted one of his admirers. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 It was with difficulty that she was herself, that she maintained her brilliant repartees; her fire of wit, her bon mots that were repeated from one to the other. A Mad Love The greatest evaporative of course of this form of bon mot is mere cleverness. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl It was a bon mot that Maximilian had always enjoyed, it being his own, but this time he was most zealously in earnest. The Missourian The author is the well-known Hippolyte Canard, whose bon mots are so successful, and who wrote the noble apology for the massacres of February, which gave such umbrage to the present despicable Government. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) One word, one bon mot of his, would do more for us, I guess, than ——'s four hundred pages and all the like with which we have been bored.' A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen This is one of Plum's bon mots, however. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) In the entire history of epigrammatic expression there are few if any whose fame rests solely upon the brittle structure of the bon mot. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl In one sense, of course, this dates back to the period of Franklin's bon mot about our all hanging together, or hanging separately. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Adolphe and Horace exchange bon mots with a coarse laugh, and the poor lady makes her escape as she may. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It seems reasonable to give Fontenelle credit for this bon mot. All About Coffee Be the facts as they may, a witticism of William Thomas Carroll was a bon mot of the day many years ago in Washington. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century We all laughed heartily over this very slight bon mot; but our Frenchman looked dreadfully puzzled and asked to have it explained to him. In Château Land Out came the feathers with a sure 5 hand, the while they exchanged choice bon mots and racy scandal. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 As she lay on her crazy bed, surrounded by priests, she made the supreme and crowning bon mot of her brilliant life. Terribly Intimate Portraits Did you ever hear the duchess’s bon mot about Michael? The Mistress of Shenstone What a grand bon mot for her journal! Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Gabrielle's womanly pride was doubtless satisfied with this quick-witted rejoinder of her royal lover, who never seemed to be at a loss for an argument or a bon mot. In Château Land The author has taken the liberty of using several anecdotes and bon mots mentioned in the “Letters”; but he has in each case put the story in the mouth of its historical originator. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Among other choice bon mots from the Honorable Member's daughter was the inquiry—"if we got the pattern of our wagon-cover hoods from Mrs. Noah?" When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood In the following spring the celebrated Madame de Pompadour descended, at the age of forty-four, into the grave, after having exhaled a bon mot in guise of confession. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Charier had explained to her, I must tell you the following bon mot. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 No man it appears to me of common understanding will ever resign his religion on account of a few jokes, and bon mots. Letter to the Reverend Mr. Cary Containing Remarks upon his Review of the Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing the New Testament to the Old He expanded into fantastic anecdote, and mingled many a bon mot with the blue spirals of his mounting cigarette smoke. The Green Carnation The bon mot wasn't that good but caste has its privileges and the laughter was just short of uproarious. Mercenary His smiling suavity, his gracious manner, had given place to taciturnity and Ore City’s choicest bon mots, its time-tested pleasantries, fell upon inattentive ears. The Man from the Bitter Roots One continually finds somewhere an original idea—sometimes even a bon mot, which startles one by its pointedness. Esmeralda Those are the kind of bon mots those people throw off in conversation. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point A bon mot which was carefully copied into The English Mercury. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth The Fourteenth Amendment, a bright little bon mot, became a law June 28, 1868, and was written in the minutes of Congress, so that people could go there and refresh their memories regarding it. Comic History of the United States It was a pleasure to receive compliments from him; for they generally lay imbedded in the sauce piquante of a bon mot. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 A bon mot of a pretty and sarcastic lady, at the expense of both of them, is now going the round of the gossipping circles. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 No velvet waistcoat and ever-lustrous pumps to be considered; no bon mots got up; no information necessary. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 He dismisses the whole question of miracles with a bon mot. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Nye, of Nevada, who sat next to Mr. Sumner, was a native wit of "infinite jest" and most "excellent fancy," who enlivened the Senate with his bon mots and genial humor. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis "As sweet as a nut," is an old bon mot which hides no such repulsive picture. Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 There was a bon mot, which blazed with all the soft brilliancy of sheet lightning. The Young Duke There is a pipe for the parsons to smoke, and quite as much bon mots, literature, and philosophy as they care for without any trouble at all. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Graceful French bon mots and animated exclamations in melodious Polish blended occasionally with an admixture of quiet German. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Prominent among his bon mots was an encomium of Representative Dawson, of Louisiana, who was noted for his intemperate habits, the elaborate ruffles of his shirts, and his pompous strut. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis He left behind him one bon mot which is worth recording. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Never did a professional wit more ingeniously produce as sudden coruscations the bon mots tediously studied; never did a philosophical conversationalist use to more advantage the wisdom conned over in the closet. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "A fault in manner," he says, "is laughable; a false pretension is ridiculous, a situation which exposes vice to detestation is comic, a bon mot is pleasant." History of English Humour, Vol. 2 The other instance occurs in one of his letters, where he says of the pianist Aloys Schmitt, that he was forty years old, and his compositions eighty—a bon mot worthy of Heine. Chopin and Other Musical Essays There is plenty of wit, epigram, squib, and bon mot. Studies in Early Victorian Literature A bon mot of Henry Wilson is also worth putting on record. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 One of them says that he will give as a fortune to his daughter "six hundred bon mots—all pure Attic," which seems to suggest that they were to be puns. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Mr. Hervey quotes a few of her bon mots, but he might have made a better selection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 His wit, his bon mots, the record of his personal attractions, fascinating manners, and social talents, were long remembered and repeated from mouth to mouth. The Last Man Surely you can not dispose of a man like this with a "bon mot"! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters However, at one of the evening parties of the Faubourg St. Germain, a bon mot had the effect of completely stemming the current of indignation. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag The Chinese seem not a whit behind other peoples in appreciating a good jest, as has been shown by the tales and bon mots rendered into French by Stanislas Julien and other eminent savans. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers Some of Prior's bon mots are the best that are recorded.—His serious poetry, as his Solomon, is as heavy as his familiar style was light and agreeable. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution Amid the roar of laughter that greeted the Doctor's last bon mot, that gentleman looked ruefully at his watch and prepared to depart. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The bon mot uttered by the President of the Council, although spoken loudly enough, did not enliven any one, neither his colleagues who felt themselves threatened nor his usual claqueurs who felt themselves vanquished. His Excellency the Minister "I have," pursues Blake, as calmly as if he were proposing to relate a bon mot which he heard at Lady Middleton's rout last night. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 It made him famous, so famous that for the next hundred years every little bon mot was laid at his door, metaphorically speaking, the puniest youngest brat of them being christened "Old Joe." The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal One more bon mot, and I leave Athens to the plaudits of an appreciative public. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy For he is incapable of resisting the temptation to launch a _bon mot_, however stinging. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference They must by no means be confounded with the grands seigneurs of old France, who laughed over the wreck of their fortunes, and avenged themselves upon a steward by a bon mot and a kick. The Roman Question If there was a fight or a fire, a bon mot launched or a heart broken, money made or a death died, it invariably happened that one of the Cooneys was "just passing." V. V.'s Eyes I don't know whether they did so or not; but Don's epigrams and bon mots would adorn any pay-envelope anthology. Shandygaff He has also a few second-hand bon mots which he can offer a bargain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841 Thiers, once President of the French Republic, made a bon mot when he exclaimed: "A Romantic—that is to say, Communist!" Promenades of an Impressionist Ward told me what he called a bon mot, and seemed much to enjoy, of Lady —-'s. International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 Silence may be golden, but speech is more golden if seasoned with wisdom; and even the pleasant jest and the bon mot have their office and exercise a salutary influence on character and conduct. By the Golden Gate Besides the regard in which anecdotes are held, it is considered a mark of education to insert in one's speech as often as possible a familiar saying, a proverb, a bon mot. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 There was never a bon mot but in French. The Man Who Laughs Oscar Wilde, upon hearing one of Whistler's bon mots exclaimed: "Oh, Jimmy; I wish I had said that!" Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations The habit of deliberating before he made a statement grew upon him, as habits will, exaggerated with time, and provided an excuse for at least one bon mot. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition I am convinced that the young men at White's already laugh at George Selwyn's bon mots only by tradition. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Before I have done with Charles Townshend, I must tell you one of his admirable bon mots. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I She avenged herself, in her drawing-room, by the biting bon mots which she hurled at Napoleon and his family, and which were of course faithfully repeated to the first consul. Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era In harmony with this are the various maxims and bon mots of eminent men, in respect to women. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Have you heard the latest bon mot that is going the round of the clubs? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 When a woman laughs at your bon mot, there is hope. The Port of Adventure He must have seen that brilliant bon mot in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Jests and bon mots followed each other in rapid succession until the arrival of the carriage recalled to our faces an expression of official earnestness. Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era She caught herself criticizing his belief that, since his joke about trying to keep her out of the poorhouse had once been accepted as admirable humor, it should continue to be his daily bon mot. Main Street A striking remark or bon mot will easily mystify the spectators, and attract their attention from what you are DOING. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) You need not hurry when the object is only to prevent my saying a bon mot, for there is not the least wit in my nature. Mansfield Park Goethe said that every bon mot of his had cost a purse of gold. The Jungle In return for Hortense's so eloquent description of the past, they now told her of a bon mot of the present that was going the rounds of Parisian society. Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era Rabbi Jose's proverbial explanation of connubial happiness was not merely a bon mot invented on the spur of the moment, to silence an awkward questioner. The Book of Delight and Other Papers What d' ye say for such a wollum o' sparkling bon mots? The Amateur Gentleman Mr. Partenopex Puff was reputed, in a certain set, a sayer of good things, but he was a modest wit, and generally fathered his bon mots on his valet Booby, his monkey, or his parrot. Vivian Grey This was the bon mot of her belief. The Beautiful and Damned The action of the play is simple and natural, and the dialogue scintillates with bon mots, gaiety, and amusing sallies. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings The deuce take me if I sport a single bon mot more this night. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 To these entertaining bon mots, I returned the following repartee,—'Good morning, sir.' Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey I have rarely seen the Surveillant so pleased with himself as after producing this bon mot. The Enormous Room After uttering which bon mot, Mr. Nighthawk smiled. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee It was a very happy little bon mot on Mr. Dempsey's part, and attracted a good deal of notice at the time. Remarks George the Fourth is credited with having made a neat bon mot upon this book. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Tradition has recorded a bon mot of his which is as witty as it is severe. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "I must leave behind me the remembrance of a bon mot, or I shall be forgotten." Devereux — Complete "Ha! ha! ha!" laughed the good-natured Bishop, not in the least disconcerted; and Count Hamilton, congratulating himself on his /bon mot/, turned away. Devereux — Volume 04 Hardly any article can be thought of which will not allow some pleasant puns or bon mots. Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way Mr Lyttleton, whose bon mot respecting Mrs Fox's ball so pleased Mrs Stanhope, was a constant source of amusement to her and her daughters. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 His bon mots, his sallies, his fortunes and places, and continual dangling at court, procured Bubo, as Pope styled him, one pre-eminence. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 "Ha! ha! ha!" laughed the good-natured Bishop, not in the least disconcerted; and Count Hamilton, congratulating himself on his bon mot, turned away. Devereux — Complete Ha! ha! you have a great turn for morality, my good Chatran!" cried the Duke, "and would draw a rule for conduct out of the wickedest /bon mot/ of Dubois. Devereux — Volume 04 Jokes and bon mots are echoed from box to box; every branch of literature is critically examined, and the merit of every production of the press, or performance at the theatres, weighed and determined. Inns and Taverns of Old London The swamp near which he died may be called, without unseemly pun—a truth, not a bon mot—the last ditch of the rebellion. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth But Mrs. Gnu looked rather angry still, although Gauche Boosey tried very hard to console her, saying as many bon mots as he could think of—and you know how witty he is. The Potiphar Papers Ha! ha! you have a great turn for morality, my good Chatran!" cried the Duke, "and would draw a rule for conduct out of the wickedest bon mot of Dubois. Devereux — Complete "I must leave behind me the remembrance of a /bon mot/, or I shall be forgotten." Devereux — Volume 04 Madame's several bon mots one and all were failures. Bat Wing He could enjoy every play of invention, a romance, a bon mot, as well as a stratagem in a campaign. Representative Men This bon mot gave a fillip to my spirits, I rose and looked round on my fellow-passengers, who were all on the deck. Biographia Literaria He laughed aloud at this, and went and told it to Mrs. Delany, civilly treating a plain fact as a mere bon mot. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 Every program, speech, and on-the-record bon mot comes with a price, albeit not the kind of price most people are used to paying. Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software As however, I approached those subjects which belong to every thing, I remembered many things which it did not seem to me fit to write, such as anecdotes, bon mots, recipes, and other odd things. The Physiology of Taste She would think up her little bon mots beforehand, which on the morrow would be caught up by the whole town. Yama: the pit This bon mot was occasioned by the numbers of Hamiltons which Lady Archibald Hamilton, the Prince's mistress, had placed at that court. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Then, by an abrupt transition, he would repeat some repartee of Lady T—, and mention a certain bon mot of the Earl of C—, which was uttered in his hearing. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle There was a laughing contest, a war of words, between them; piquant jests and intellectual bon mots, which seemed to the admiring courtiers like fallen stars, were scattered to right and left. Frederick the Great and His Court Just as full of bon mots and clever sayings as ever. Rolling Stones They repeat her bon mots, write odes and madrigals to her beauty, and hang up her portrait in their houses. Joseph II. and His Court I must tell you another admirable bon mot of Mr. Chute, now I am mentioning him. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 How they bow, how they bend, how they flutter, How they look at each other and smile, How they glow, and what bon mots they utter! Poems of Cheer He also tells of an instance in parliament, and of a rather brilliant bon mot spoken upon that occasion. 1601 Conversation as it was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors There is not a single bon mot, a single sentence in Cobbett that has ever been quoted again. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners The sermon ran through my mental sieve, its precepts filtering unheeded, could I but glean a suggestion of a pun or a bon mot. Waifs and Strays Part 1 This did not surprise me so much as a bon mot of his. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 His bon mots are in every witling's mouth; but many of them have a rank flavour, which one would be apt to think was derived from a natural grossness of idea. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker "I begin to think he loves me," said Esther to Europe; "he has said something almost like a bon mot." Scenes from a Courtesan's Life But all bon mots aside, would you care to join us this afternoon in a ride around the city? Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Here is a bon mot that was manufactured at 'Tonio's: "A dinner at 'Tonio's," said a Bohemian, "always amounts to twice the price that is asked for it." The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million The King is still wind-bound; the fashionable bon mot is, that the Duke of Newcastle has tied a stone about his neck and sent him to sea. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Why, that fat one; he's famous for his bon mots. Anna Karenina The bon mot at which some faint suggestion of a smile quivered round his clean-shaven lips was felt to be the crown of the discussion. Paul Kelver, a Novel As she uttered that bon mot, she arose and asked for her carriage. Twenty Years After Aramis could not in his jealousy avoid being pleased at the coadjutor's misfortune, and was about to utter some bon mot more witty than correct, when Athos stopped him. Twenty Years After |
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