| 单词 | louis d'or |
| 例句 | Similarly, the luxury of the actor Aesopus, when he placed a dish worth 6,000 louis d'or before his guests, consisting entirely of birds which had been taught to sing or speak. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The louis d'or was minted 32 to the mark, 22 carats fine, and = 16 livres 10 sols., while the louis d'argent was minted 8 to the mark, 11 deniers fine, and = 4 livres 8 sols. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z By selling the right of using his process he made 40 louis d'or, which supplied him with the means for further experiments. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z He states that Paine remained in his house a year and a half, and that be advanced him 250 louis d'or. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The ducat was a gold piece as large as one of our old louis d'or, but only half as thick. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Her vexation was increased when Romulus called out,— "Mamma, but did you not tell us that you never play; will you give us a louis d'or for that?" Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z In November 1716 a new louis d'or was issued, 20 to the mark, 22 carats fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z "I wish," said the Prince, and he put a louis d'or in the porter's hand, "to know why that man has come hither." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Laurens left him, after their return, he had but two louis d'or. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z As I was walking along with him, he said, "I'm out of money; won't you lend me three louis d'or?" Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z "Give us a louis d'or apiece," repeated Romulus. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z In May 1718 again a new issue took place—louis d'or 25 to the mark, 22 carats; louis d'argent 10 to the mark, 11 deniers fine. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z While Arnoux was searching his pockets for money, Frederick stretched out towards the cap his closed hand, and then, opening it in a shamefaced manner, he deposited in it a louis d'or. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z At these words Rodolph made an impatient and angry gesture, threw a louis d'or on the bar of the ogress, and made for the door in haste. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 So I shall live on in this way a few weeks longer, and then when the last louis d'or is exhausted, close my eyes, and dare a plunge--into the great nothing. The Children of the World For this play the writer received one hundred and fifty louis d'or. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern There were thus, at the time, four different louis d'or in existence, namely:— The old louis d'or 36 1⁄4 to the mark. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z "I am dying to get to Paris!" she exclaimed; "there the rich financiers fling purses full of louis d'or at actresses with as little regard as one flings a pear in Italy." The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The King thanked the singer, and presented him with ten louis d'or. Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895 The words that must be detached, the words that must decisively 'tell,' glitter in this delivery with the sonorous ring of a brand-new louis d'or. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. My function was to submit to the issue of fortune not only my own stack of louis d'or, but also the considerable purse that they had raised among them. The Portal of Dreams It lasted down to the time of the louis d'or, and was in high repute all over Europe. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z When the game was done he had won 1000 louis d'or. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The amount of the stakes at roulette is limited to two hundred louis d'or on a color, and six on a single number; the lowest stake allowed is a florin. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The amount of the rent, in bright louis d'or, was an excellent passport to the presence of the treasurer. A Romance of the West Indies I had played a group of numbers in the black, cautiously avoiding the alluring perils of the greater odds, and twice my little pile of louis d'or had drawn in its prize money. The Portal of Dreams At Strasbourg he was induced to give several concerts, but they were not pecuniary successes, and he did not make by any one more than three louis d'or. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The same friend who advised him to take to playing went with him to the table, and, to make him easy in his mind, presented him with twenty louis d'or. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II A louis d'or, for example, or some pieces of eight. David and the Phoenix "And no doubloons or louis d'or!" said Kit. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure Subsequently the valet, learning that the king had obtained possession of one hundred louis d'or, applied for payment of the debt; but the king had already expended the coin. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series "You shall each of you receive five hundred louis d'or, and good passports for your retirement to a foreign country; but if you resist, you will be infallibly destroyed." The Huguenots in France If his own brother were to drag himself to his door, writhing in the death agony, and curl round about his feet, he wouldn't give a louis d'or to help him. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II This gentleman dropped a louis d'or one morning, when he was on the point of leaving his house. Anecdotes of Dogs More remarkable still, he saw a handful of louis d'or on the table, beside the bunch of keys and the pocketbook which the baron placed there every evening. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective "After all," he said, when the fortunes of war began to turn against him, "it is the last louis d'or which must win!" History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Any trader with a few louis d'or and influence could obtain a patent for a Canadian lordship. Canada Let him have one hundred louis d'or out of the fortune which blind Chance threw to you tonight.' The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II I would give a couple of louis d'or for a moment of the bustle of Paris. Doom Castle Finding large pictures less saleable, he painted small ones, which he sold for two sequins a-piece, till a Cardinal, one day gave him four louis d'or for a marine. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) One louis d'or after another I piled upon her plate, but the only effect it had was to make it tremble in her hands and the color deepen steadily in her face. The Rose of Old St. Louis "I would not dare it for a hundred golden louis d'or," interposed Delisse. A Little Girl in Old Detroit But his losses swelled like a mountain avalanche on each of the succeeding nights, so that at last it was calculated that he had lost to the banque well on to thirty thousand louis d'or. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Another says: 'The officers broke the rolls of louis d'or like sticks of chocolate.' Napoleon the Little A louis d'or is a great deal of money, but these Americans are all mad. The Triflers I did not see a louis d'or this time in Paris, it is probable that a new golden coin may be struck of a different value and name, and without the name of the die-engraver. A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 A louis d'or is twenty four livres french, or 20 0 English. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. "Fine presents, certainly: some silver buckles, six louis d'or, two silk dresses, and three embroidered handkerchiefs." The Queen's Necklace In walking across the chamber, he laughingly put his hand on a six livre piece and a louis d'or on my table, and with a blush asked me how I was in the money way. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Monsieur Covington, too, had presented the driver with a louis d'or, and—miracles do not occur twice in one day. The Triflers The baroness was surprised at her husband counseling certain economies, or telling with a degree of pleasure of ten louis d'or won last evening at cards. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Perhaps the incurious glance of the American made itself felt, for as she threw down a fresh louis d'or, she looked up and their eyes met. The Lighted Match The buckles you stole from some one else, the louis d'or you borrowed and never returned, the silk dresses——" "Oliva! The Queen's Necklace In the ardour of the moment I talked of these two precious volumes being worth "120 louis d'or." A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three Then she signaled for a cab, and showed the driver a louis d'or. The Triflers Augustus sent Bach a hundred louis d'or, but this splendid douceur never reached him, as it was appropriated by one of the court officials. The Great German Composers He was offered 1,500 louis d'or, which they took care to count out before him, and on his refusal to betray his master, Réal had him put to the torture. The House of the Combrays Wheat costs a louis d'or the one hundred and forty pounds. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 It is not fair to betray all that took place upon this Cockerian transaction; but there may be no harm in mentioning that my purse was lightened by upwards of 100 louis d'or. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three "You could not find a bed for madame even for ten louis d'or?" The Triflers Liszt spoke to me previously about an honorarium of thirty louis d'or for Lohengrin—instead of which I had altogether only 130 thalers. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas "He asks ten louis d'or for it, and he shall have them with all my heart." A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One "What is a louis d'or?" cried three of my children; and "What is brandy?" asked the other four. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men "Would any sum induce you to part with it?"--said I, in an under tone, to the unsuspecting artist ... bethinking me, at the same time, of offering somewhere about 250 louis d'or--"None:" replied Dannecker. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three But here, even if one had a thousand louis d'or, that would have made no difference. The Triflers We may hope that Wagner received his remaining hundred louis d'or, for the Brazilian scheme came to nothing, and he had to wait seven long years before Tristan got its first performance. Richard Wagner Composer of Operas This sordid love for money for its own sake—this was to be the limit of an ambition which dealt in theories, in men, in nations, and not in livres and louis d'or! The Mississippi Bubble Hummel, though a famous pianist, was of a grasping nature; he wrote back that he was willing to accept the talented boy as a pupil, but would charge a louis d'or per lesson! The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians He withdrew from his pocket the last two louis d'or, and Michel took them in a trembling hand. Jason With half a million dollars and more to his credit at home, he was not allowed a single louis d'or. The Triflers Neumann, in the State Chancery Office, to send him with a government courier to Paris, but the latter refuses to take him for less than twenty-five louis d'or. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 He thrust into the mouth of the object before him a handful of louis d'or and English sovereigns. The Mississippi Bubble I saw how the croupier stole a louis d'or. Note-Book of Anton Chekhov Ste. Marie slowly withdrew from his pocket two louis d'or and held them before him in the palm of his hand. Jason "I have but a single louis d'or," put in madame. The Triflers These Philistines, busy with their money-getting, despise us; and yet our eyes are as yellow as their louis d'or. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 Put these in the chest, good Yansen," handing him the bills, "and count me out the two hundred louis d'or the boy is to have. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832 According to a letter; just received, D. thinks it necessary to refuse me the thousand francs I had asked for, and offers me thirty louis d'or instead. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 And then I saw the chemist frown, Quick on the counter throw it down, Shake with an angry look his head: "Your louis d'or is bad," he said. Ballads of a Bohemian With only one louis d'or in her pocket, she was merely a woman, with all the limitations of her sex. The Triflers The most virtuous and honest were denounced for the crime of having been seen with a louis d'or in their possession. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 He then placed on the table before her, in louis d'or, two thousand four hundred francs, the half of her year's allowance. Manon Lescaut The stranger fumbled in his waistcoat, bent over and placed a louis d'or in Cosette's shoe. Les Misérables One day, when she went to pere Mascart, who was constantly complaining that he had no tobacco, she found him very rich, with a shining new louis d'or on his table. The Dream Now she had no gold—except one louis d'or. The Triflers In the great gaming-houses in Paris, it is customary to have on the table several rouleaux of louis d'or. Paris as It Was and as It Is The interest he felt was doubtless increased by the louis d'or I gave him. Manon Lescaut Houses and lands, equipages and furniture, costly apparel, and delicacies for the table were purchased, not with louis d'or, but with diamonds. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne Bottles of wine and louis d'or form the groundwork of this hind of politics. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness For the market prices of the louis d'or at the first of every month, as the collapse approached, see Montgaillard. Fiat Money Inflation in France An old, experienced gambler came one day to a house of this class, with his pockets full of leaden rouleaux of the exact form and size of those containing fifty louis d'or. Paris as It Was and as It Is I repented of having promised the fellow a louis d'or, not only because it was extravagant folly, but for another stronger reason, that it was at the moment out of my power to pay him. Manon Lescaut But his temerity brought golden returns, every stake reaped a fruitful harvest, and louis d'or accumulated in tall piles at his elbow. Dreams and Dream Stories I asked for twenty louis d'or, and this sum he agreed to pay me. My Life — Volume 1 The louis d'or stood in the market as a monitor, noting each day, with unerring fidelity, the decline in value of the assignat; a monitor not to be bribed, not to be scared. Fiat Money Inflation in France In this very economical pursuit luck befriended me so substantially, that I at once recovered the ten louis d'or which my fair friend had lost at the other table. My Life — Volume 2 I have therefore asked for an advance of a hundred louis d'or on account of royalties, and as to the rest have ceded the opera without any conditions. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 A great prince was pleased to play chess with him, and allowed him every time to win the stake of two louis d'or. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends Later on I discovered that he deliberately refused to pay me the ten louis d'or due to me for Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft, which I had directed him to send to my wife. My Life — Volume 1 But how was he disconcerted, when those polite, candid, reasonable watermen demanded a louis d'or for that service! The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Within the last few days I had received a royalty of twenty louis d'or from the theatre for an opera. My Life — Volume 2 If they could turn the twenty louis d'or into twenty pounds, I should be glad. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 And it seemed to him only yesterday that, blushing and trembling, he had laid those piles of louis d'or upon the desk of the receiver of the district. The Honor of the Name He also took over my new pamphlet for another five louis d'or. My Life — Volume 1 Pardon me, but I could not make up my mind to allow you to pay five louis d'or for this trifle. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 There was still the Grand Duke's private gift, consisting of a gold snuff- box with fifteen louis d'or, for which I, of course, returned my thanks in writing. My Life — Volume 2 Have I really to wait for the wretched twenty-five louis d'or— oh!!—till after the PERFORMANCE? Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 Beneath the hearth-stone in this room you will find a box containing three hundred and twenty-seven louis d'or and one hundred and forty-six livres. The Honor of the Name The homeless gamin, begging a sou with which to purchase a bed, and the spendthrift roué, scattering golden louis d'or, tread the same pavement. Rolling Stones This latter I may calculate at something like twenty to twenty-five louis d'or. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 I remember at that time that I had only received twenty-five or thirty louis d'or for Tannhauser from Brunswick. My Life — Volume 2 They offered to pay me half the honorarium of 200 louis d'or, i.e., Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 And yet, it was necessary to have this amount, and Lacheneur possessed it, since he had poured it in a flood of beautiful louis d'or into the hands of the receiver of the district. The Honor of the Name I gave the keeper a louis d'or, and he told me his secret. Joseph II. and His Court The Hartels recently forwarded to me some louis d'or on the part of Wirsing, without informing me that you had been invited to superintend "Lohengrin" at Leipzig or that you had accepted the invitation. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 He had succeeded in gathering up three louis d'or, when the powerful hand of the baron seized him and held him back. Frederick the Great and His Family According to a letter just received, D. thinks it necessary to refuse me the thousand francs I had asked for, and offers me thirty louis d'or instead. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 The postilion laughed with delight, at the thought of the louis d'or. Old Fritz and the New Era But first you must promise not to tell him of the louis d'or. Joseph II. and His Court To me this "Tannhauser" on the concert platform is horrible, in spite of the six louis d'or for each performance. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 Call this afternoon upon my treasurer; he will pay you two hundred louis d'or. Frederick the Great and His Family The first disappointment came from Munich where I had expected to get an honorarium of fifty louis d'or. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 An Englishman gave a child fifteen louis d'or for dipping his handkerchief in the blood which flowed from the scaffold. Marie Antoinette and Her Son I whispered, pressing a louis d'or into his hand. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes Breslau, for example, would certainly have to pay at the least twenty-five louis d'or, as they did for the "Flying Dutchman," instead of twenty; I might even insist on thirty. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 Here are six louis d'or, or thirty-six thalers in gold to reckon up; the fractions you claim are beneath my dignity. Frederick the Great and His Family In consequence, I hoped that the success of this little manoeuvre would secure me the receipt of the wretched twenty-five louis d'or before the new year. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 Another paid thirty louis d'or for the peruke of the king. Marie Antoinette and Her Son But—" "And you will have easily earned a louis d'or. The Suitors of Yvonne: being a portion of the memoirs of the Sieur Gaston de Luynes Once you were given two hundred louis d'or. The Middle-Class Gentleman I cannot allow you to take all of this money—only one-half; only three louis d'or. Frederick the Great and His Family If you are satisfied with an honorarium of twenty louis d'or, write to me simply, "Yes," and the full score and parts will soon be published. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 He embraced Charlot, and even went so far as to urge upon him, out of his own scanty store, a louis d'or with which to buy Marie a trinket in memory of him. The Trampling of the Lilies A gentleman would give a louis d'or any day to buy a whip to lash the rabble sooner than a sou to win their applause! The Golden Dog They unravel every day and several hours in the day; some derive from it a hundred louis d'or per annum. The Ancient Regime "One can buy all the glories of this world for gold; and, I think, your highness will not regard a few louis d'or, more or less." Frederick the Great and His Family I shall soon make a clean copy, black on white, and that will probably be the end of it; or shall I give permission to have this also performed at Leipzig for twenty louis d'or? Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 "A phrase cut out of a book is worth a louis d'or," she said, "and every word twenty sous." The Women of the French Salons Fanchon untied the corner of her handkerchief, and took from it a broad shining louis d'or. The Golden Dog Yet you insist on declining a few miserable louis d'or from him who owes you so much. White Lies Write, princess, write," cried Pollnitz, eagerly: "but not have the goodness to give me the hundred louis d'or before Mademoiselle Marwitz returns. Frederick the Great and His Family He had the face of a bird of prey, yellow as a louis d'or with a great hooked nose, and a pair of beady black eyes that observed me solemnly. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... This exquisite piece of human ingenuity had originally cost five louis d'or, and Adrienne had once shown it to her employer, who had generously offered to give two napoleons for it. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief Ang�lique rose instantly, and, opening the drawer of an escritoire, took out a long silken purse filled with louis d'or, which peeped and glittered through the interstices of the net-work. The Golden Dog I have got fifteen louis d'or in my possession, although I began with fifteen gulden. The Gambler I promised Weingarten only fifty louis d'or, so fifty remain over for myself, without counting the ducats which the princess intends for me. Frederick the Great and His Family No, Monsieur Alain, I shall not forget that the hundred louis d'or you lent me would have yielded you to-day fifteen hundred francs a year.' The Brotherhood of Consolation And how was he to procure horses, having no money beyond a single louis d'or and a few pieces of silver? Scaramouche They are not francs, they are good louis d'or. The Chouans In his right pocket he had his letter of credit, in the left, his passport, and in a small leathern purse some double louis d'or, carefully sewn up in the bosom of his waistcoat. Andersen's Fairy Tales "We have made a bet with him of a hundred louis d'or on this boast," said Baron Waltz, "and for greater security we have put it in writing." Frederick the Great and His Family I had, in a secret hiding-place, two hundred louis d'or,—an enormous hoard at that time; for they were worth I couldn't now tell you how many hundred thousand francs in assignats. The Brotherhood of Consolation She sat at the table, Jean across, and struggled with centimes and francs and louis d'or, an engrossed frown between her eyebrows. The Amazing Interlude When the game was over, the duke, laughing at La Ramee for his bad play, offered these men two louis d'or to go and drink his health, with their four other comrades. Twenty Years After In one end of the purse there were fifteen louis d'or, and in the other some small change. The Purse I offered him four thousand louis d'or if he would intercede for Trenck. Frederick the Great and His Family If one of the officers can be induced to sell his cup, it will cost twenty louis d'or. Frederick the Great and His Family I dreamt last night that you had recently been called upon to pay out four thousand louis d'or. Frederick the Great and His Family Every evening the great Louis set apart a thousand louis d'or to win or lose. Frederick the Great and His Family |
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