| 单词 | mot |
| 例句 | 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 Beneath one of these makeshift tents, she saw her baby, Tariq’s baby, its temples wasted, its jaws slack, its skin mot- ded, bluish gray. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Still, they should be mot*; careful with those helicopters,” Shay said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Add the occasional bon mot and I’m in.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I assayed to try my own hand at botis mots, saying to her in the morning, “You are — you are come down to the breakfast room as the — some dew on the flowers. Falling.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 And it’s the sensibility behind the words that makes them more than just an artful arrangement of mots justes. ‘A Delicate Balance’ Revival Stars Lithgow and Close 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z 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 For every occasion, for every emotion – exhaustion, indifference, malevolence, anxiety – a SpongeBob mot juste. SpongeBob at 20: how the pineapple-dwelling fry cook endured 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z 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 The last time I read the book, I thought Holden Caulfield overused that word, but, in this case, it is surely le mot juste. Movie Review: ‘Salinger,’ a Documentary by Shane Salerno 2013-09-05T19:25:01Z 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 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 “We’re all unreasonable people and progress depends on our changing the world to fit us, mot the other way around,” he preaches. 'Halt and Catch Fire' Recap: Joe Reveals a Scar 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z But Mr. Bourne is not a glib raconteur, working up to the bons mots with a beady eye on getting laughs. Theater Review | 'A Life in Three Acts': Of Youth, Frocks and Politics: A Not-So-Ordinary Life 2010-03-08T06:24:00Z For my money, though, it’s both the mot juste and an overture to a conversation that Hitchens was presumably eager to renew. Hitchens faces his mortality 2012-09-04T17:19:00Z "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 These are the ultimate bons mots, quick-witted insults between the characters. The GOP’s gross Adam Sandler primary: Donald Trump, penis jokes and the pathetic state of conservatism 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 My son has always prided himself on employing the mot juste, ever since he was 2 and announced proudly that he was too “selfish” to give me a lick of his ice cream. Mommy’s got a potty mouth 2013-06-03T00:30:00Z Over the next two hours, we were repeatedly divided and subdivided into small groups, plucked away for one-on-one scenes, and marched through halls lined with cheery posters spouting bons mots of inspiration. An Immersive Play That Transports You to a Chicago Public High School 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z She is a fluid writer but not the sort to go in search of le mot juste. An Award-Winning Biographer’s Latest Subject: Herself 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Certainly, few actors have been more expert at the smoothing of feathers, or had more of a knack for the mot juste. Anthony Lane: Celebrating Alec Guinness’s Centenary, at Film Forum 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Blanc started honing his TV image as the Alain Sucre of The Restaurant, the reality show in which he dispensed incomprehensible mots de sagesse. Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets | TV review 2010-03-23T06:45:00Z I finally learned the subtle differences between the jewelry terms bijou, joaillerie, and joyau—the last word indicating the most precious pieces and definitely the mot juste for my latest creations. Jewelry Designer Temple St. Clair Carr's Guide to Paris 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 Despite the displacement and disconnect endured by a delightfully complex protagonist whose anxiety-induced bons mots would surely kill on Twitter, the novel tugs at your heartstrings. She Is a Rock; She Is an Island 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Davis is such a continual pleasure, dispensing tart bons mots by the dozen, that you might regret his frequent disappearances during the scenes in which Curtis interacts with his actually present family. | 'Black Tie': Patrician Clan That Clings to Its Foibles 2011-02-09T03:01:04Z 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 My mother was chiding the major domo for choosing such a place and inflicting an inevitable confrontation with that company on us, when it turned out that those soldiers were – excusez le mot – Russkies. The Birthday Party and the Airman by ?ukasz D?bski, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones 2011-04-08T10:22:00Z 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 Along with relying on the favorite function as a bookmark, she used it to keep a record of some of the nasty and obnoxious comments her reporting, TV commentary and bons mots provoked. Twitter Fans Speak Out Against the Heart 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z He knows he's always been seen, by friends and enemies alike, as confident, quintessentially English, languorously zing-full of bons mots, at ease in any surroundings. The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z This latest version, though, never acquires a pulse beyond the rhythmic thrust and parry of bandied bons mots. ‘The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Opens on Broadway 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z 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 In it, Mr. Curtis and Jack Lemmon blithely plunge into a whirlpool of double entendres and gender puzzles, and navigate it while tossing off bons mots by the bushel. An Appraisal: Marvelous Invention of Movie Make-Believe 2010-10-01T23:18:00Z He trades his designer shades for boldly framed eyeglasses, turns his gimlet eye on various sculptures and paintings and drops depth-charged bons mots. ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ Review: Art Snobs Get a Gory Comeuppance 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z 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 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 While some of us sputter in shyness, the well-spoken are infinitely more appealing as they bat bons mots back and forth. | 'Engaging Shaw': A Writer Woos With Wit at Abingdon Theater 2010-04-26T22:21:00Z 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 “Mortality” is a slender volume — or, to use the mot that he loved to deploy, feuilleton — consisting of the seven dispatches he sent in to Vanity Fair magazine from “Tumorville.” ‘Mortality,’ by Christopher Hitchens 2012-08-31T22:50:05Z For a man who is the son of a famous actor, who has spent his entire life in the public eye, Sheen does seem to have developed a very sudden gift for bons mots. Could Charlie Sheen's breakdown be an act? 2011-03-03T15:04:00Z 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 Mank flings bons mots and brickbats with mischievous relish, and there are a handful of smart people around who can return his volleys with proper screwball topspin. ‘Mank’ Review: A Rosebud by Any Other Name 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 But that musical, with its ambition and scale, served Stew’s gifts well, elevating and enhancing his casually acerbic and wry bons mots. Music Review | 'Making It': Soundtrack of Their End: Romance Curdles Onstage 2010-02-19T06:20:00Z 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 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 "You want the perfect word," he said, "le mot juste." Crossword puzzlers craft perfection across and down 2010-12-07T06:58:00Z As the rest of the cast spun their wheels, Gaga would pop up for a few scenes an episode, styled within an inch of her life, and carefully enunciate a few perfectly calibrated bons mots. Lady Gaga's Oscars Will Prove She's Pop's Reigning Champion 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z 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 No verbal energy, no humor, barely even the occasional stab at a mot juste. I Hate This Book So Much: A Meditation 2012-07-25T14:00:20Z 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 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 They all try to describe James’s distinctive manner of speaking, which was an extremely deliberate, pause-filled, somewhat stammering effort to grasp le mot juste. The Late Late Phase 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 There is something heroic about the way she drags herself through life: a put-down here, a mot juste there. Idiopathy by Sam Byers – review 2013-04-13T10:01:01Z 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 His lethargic bon mots provide a nice distraction from the generally tossed-off lyrics. This week's new singles 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z He was the devil in pinstripes, peppering his columns with the lacerating barbs and dishy mots that made them a must-read for the glitter set. John Duka, a Fashion Wit, Returns in Larry Kramer’s Film 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Guest’s gift for the archly comedic mot juste is undiminished. Review: ‘Mascots’ Suffers From Mockumentary Fatigue Syndrome 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z 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 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 Green was named one of TIME’s 100 mot influential people of the year. The Fault in Our Stars Broke Pre-Sales Records 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z 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 Where, nearly half a century ago, did I imagine I was going, as I set out to forge – le mot juste! – a life in literature? John Banville on the birth of his dark twin, Benjamin Black 2011-07-22T21:55:11Z In Dublin, “my girlfriend” is still “me mot,” from the Victorian English “mort” for “woman” — long gone out of use in England, but still alive here. Read Your Way Through Dublin 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z 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 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 Though it is packed with fashionably dressed sentences and high-calorie bons mots, David Grimm’s “Tales From Red Vienna” achieves its greatest eloquence in an opening scene in which scarcely a word is spoken. Theater Review: Nina Arianda Stars in ‘Tales From Red Vienna’ 2014-03-19T02:00:02Z Another von Trier mot: “God may have had fun at creation, but he didn’t really think things through.” Lars von Trier's Melancholia: The End of the World as He Knows It 2011-11-10T18:07:51Z Bon mots such as “We all have to find a way of defining ourselves” and “Take time to be lonely and enjoy it” can then be woven into a collector’s dinner party. It’s the Art Form of the Moment (but It’s a Hard Sell) 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z He relished the flip, the quip, the bon mot; he delighted in making mischief. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z Here are a few more of Sly’s bons mots, in edited excerpts from the conversation. Sylvester Stallone on the Weakest Link in ‘Creed’: Himself 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z 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 So the word is out, and it’s le mot juste. Review: ‘Hannibal,’ by Thomas Harris 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z And for the mot injuste: “She dropped my arm and waded away.” He Can’t Remember His Name. Maybe He Doesn’t Want To? 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 Citizens' Van Saun said the bank is also tightening its appetite for new mortgage credit, but that move is mot as dramatic as that for auto loans. U.S. lender Citizens stepping back from auto loans - CEO 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z 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 So, it’s mot much of a surprise that he’s hanging up the cleats and directing his attention elsewhere. WSU Cougars defensive tackle Dallas Hobbs ends football career, will pursue other ventures 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z 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 State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor said disbursing the money through the Title 1 formula was probably the mot fair. GOP lawmakers quiz Wisconsin school chief over virus, aid 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z 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 For mot people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up within weeks. Virginia jobless claims over 500,000 since coronavirus hit 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z 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 Gainsbourg is bilingual, but French is her first language; she pauses occasionally in our conversation to search around for le mot juste. Charlotte Gainsbourg: ‘Everything now is so politically correct. So boring’ 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z And as Barnum ended nearly a century of trying to edit that sense of wonder into the mot juste, he finally nailed it at the end. Review | P.T. Barnum, the showman and grifter who held up a funhouse mirror to America 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z 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 I always think that’s a wonderful fault, if it is a fault—constantly looking for not just the mot juste, as it were, but to give a spin on the mot juste. A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z 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 “And if they don’t want to feel rich, then they’re probably—” He pauses to consider the mot juste, then adds, “Dead.” Gus Van Sant’s Semi-Surreal “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z 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 Was it a verbal faux pas, or a jeu de mots gone wrong? Lost in translation: Macron thanks Australian PM's 'delicious' wife 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z 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 Plus, according to a French journalist who very quickly ate his mots, Beyoncé has been having an affair with Barack Obama. From biting to lift-gate: why do so many obsessive rumours swirl around Beyonce? 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z 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 Many of his bons mots were little more than blunt vulgarities. In Brooklyn, Conor McGregor Beats Floyd Mayweather in Popularity Contest 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z 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 Two years later, “thirst” remains with us as the mot juste for these and other people, moments and things — and the evidence of that thirst has only grown more undeniable. It’s Easy to Be Called ‘Thirsty’ on Social Media. What About on Capitol Hill? 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Occasionally, and usually in an inconvenient place, it drops a mot recherché: The Best Bad Novel: “The Manchurian Candidate” 2003-09-08T04:00:00Z 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 Perhaps “crushing” is not quite le mot juste. ‘Green cronyism’ has no place in energy policy 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z 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 Among all those messages, here are the ones that went mot viral. The 16 most viral social posts of 2016 - Golf Digest 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z In January, when PhD students jostle for jobs at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association, a “market” might seem the mot juste. Economists are prone to fads, and the latest is machine learning 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Any word you vocalize sounds like a mot juste. The Pieces of Zadie Smith 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z 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 Half the population lives in the mot built-up one percent of the land. Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z 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 Brian Whitmore, Russia Analyst for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - which is funded by the US government - even penned a mock obituary of the parody president, featuring a selection of his bons mots. Twitter restores Putin parody account - BBC News 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z 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 “You look,” Caleb begins, and there follows a long hunt for the mot juste: “Good.” A.I. Love You 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Certainly, political and religious leaders, the rich and powerful are mercilessly guyed, but this is surely the mot juste, because the disjunction between these effigies and the people they represent is understood by all. What's the point of satire? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z 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 “Snoots are those who are nit-pickers for the mot juste, for using a word precisely the way it should be used,” he explained. Scalia Lands at Top of Sarcasm Index of Justices. Shocking. 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z 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 Labour called the remark "desperate", while the Liberal Democrats said they were "mot based on the facts". Immigrants comments wrong - Fallon 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Traveling the country, he gave by his own account 500 interviews a year to trade and general interest publications, ready with facts, figures, bons mots, pronouncements, and a tip on the next big thing. Jack Wayman, Inventor of Consumer Electronics Show, Dies at 92 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Blake, 65, was expected to retire soon and Menear led much of the company’s mot recent earnings call, which took place just two days ago. Home Depot Announces New CEO, Frank Blake To Stay On As Chairman 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z 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 Wattpad is not the sort of site where writers talk about suffering for their art or spend hours searching for the mot juste. Web Fiction, Serialized and Social 2014-03-24T02:49:10Z 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 You will remember that Zayn himself quit Twitter last year following a string of cheery bons mots dwelling on his ethnicity and religion, and accusing him of being, among other things, a terrorist. Zayn Malik's mum is hitting back at Twitter trolls 2013-05-30T18:03:38Z 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 And the American expression "date" is undoubtedly the mot juste here. A bizarre view of Americans 2013-01-04T17:23:48Z 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 Still, Lineker's shy grin, on delivery of his supposed bon mots, is preferable to Matt Smith's furrowed brow on ITV, and what I suspect is intended to be a look of ironic detachment. Here's a Euro 2012 betting tip – TV pundits are odds-on to get it wrong 2012-06-17T22:00:02Z With a slight modification of the famous mot of Louis XIV you may say with confidence, I myself am orchestra, chorus, and conductor. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z 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 The bons mots credited to him are innumerable, but while many may be authentic there are others that are legendary. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z "And then there's this psychology and introspection business; and construction and good narrative and word pictures and le mot juste and verbal magic and striking metaphors." Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z George Eliot, somewhere in Adam Bede, has a mot: when a donkey sets out to sing, everybody knows beforehand what the tune will be. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z The italics are mine, of course; but is not the mot worth its space in print? Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The triumphant doctrinaires pass no jokes at their expense; no bons mots are quoted against them, nor does any shop exhibit caricatures either of what they have been or of what they are. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z “What, obey a Pekin! take the mot d’ordre from a civilian that never handled a firelock!” shouted three or four, in derision. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z 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 We were all dressed in black velvet, one would have thought it was a "mot d'ordre." Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Variously addressed as "Chairman" or "David", he smiled frequently, stumbled over only the odd syllable as he hesitated to find the mot juste and was generally gracious in his appreciation of Capello's work and character. FA gang of four smoothly see off Capello without McClaren seven's rage 2012-02-09T20:55:19Z This mot is as true in point of fact as piquant in expression;—a beautiful Frenchwoman is, perhaps, the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z De gros mots seem to me to be so much more applicable to my fallen state. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z My first impression, on ascertaining this result, was one of horror at the treasonable "jeu de mots" I had so unwittingly perpetrated. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z She often quoted during these months Napoleon's saying, on being told that something he wished to do was impossible, "Ne me d�tes pas ce b�te de mot!" Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Marmot, m�r′mot, n. a rodent animal, about the size of a rabbit, which inhabits the higher parts of the Alps and Pyrenees. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z “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 I am very glad to be able to send you herewith enclosed a petit mot from the said Paul Bourget, in response to your sense of outrage at his too-continuous silence.... The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z My dame, your daughter's fair enough, And aye the fairer mot she be! English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z A volume might be filled with Uncle Sam's mots and jests; but print would do him cold justice, lacking the kindling of his eyes and smile, the mellow music of his laugh. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z 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 I drink him down as he is—like a philtre or a baiser, and the coloration of his moindre mots has a peculiar magic for me. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z It is essentially le mot juste, no other could have filled its place. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z The mot d'ordre has gone forth to correspondents of foreign journals, to say that the whole Opposition is thoroughly broken up, and that some are deserting and the rest running away. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Gentlemen sitting around a table after the cloth has been removed and the punch bowl brought in can come to an understanding "à demi mot." Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z However, this calculation may mot hold as the intensity of the sabotage campaign increases. The Real Risks of a Covert War Between Israel and Iran 2011-11-15T12:05:38Z One of her bons mots current in Odessa is, that her husband is consul for the other world. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Apart from all questions of stage technique, Wilde had the incomparable gift of finding le mot juste, of conveying a portrait in half-a-dozen words. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Your majesty knows that it is a kind of mot d'ordre of German, yes, even of European diplomacy, not to believe in a war between Prussia and Austria. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z The Abb� de Voisenon, however, saved the situation by a happy mot. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z There is a mot current in South Africa with regard to the degree of wickedness to be found in different towns. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z "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 His Chekhovian mots and those little traits that astonish us by their neatness and appositeness, he often took direct from life. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z Finally, however, she killed his love with a bon mot. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z 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 Fuad was renowned for his boldness and promptness of decision, as well as for his ready wit and his many bons mots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z This puzzled them all exceedingly; and one elderly man mopped his brow with his handkerchief and said, “Ik mot es eve prakiseere.” The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z Sir Monarch, however, like too many English gentlemen, was totally incapable of comprehending the simplest Indian jeu des mots, and merely replied. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z It is probable that part of the Emperor's dislike to Bismarck was due to that 'mot' of the Iron Chancellor about the royal marriage he had helped to make. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z 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 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 They have a mot which they respect about gates and girls.' Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z The mot d'ordre has been tampered with on the 17th, 18th, and 19th. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It was the kind of 'mot' that William would not be likely to forget. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z That is the origin of the accusation, so often made, that Wilde built a reputation on borrowed bons mots. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z 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 It was to be observed that the most ardent mots were merely initialled. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Paris is waiting for the mot d'ordre of the deputies of the Left. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z 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 The mot was slight, but the flattery was perfect; indeed, there is not another man in the kingdom can compete with his Royal Highness on this ground. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z She at least suggests to me that her dernier mot is not there on anything. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The man who deems a witty "mot" a triumph, is just as ready to accept a severe epigram as a death-wound. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z They seem to have se donn� le mot to tease her with their 'next summer.' Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z To him alone does a man speak "son dernier mot:" while to the lawyer the leanings of self-respect will make him always impart a favourable view of his case. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z 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 And a buzz went through the room as men repeated this mot, and people asked each other, "Is this the man we are calling on to retire as worn-out, effete, and exhausted?" Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z 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 So mot I the, and promises Torrent gifts. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z "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 He had come stored with all the doings of the capital,—its dinners and evening parties, its mots and its gossip. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z His friends call this new invention of his: "Marriage R�publicain!" and he is pleased with the mot. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z 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 Again he refers to her with characteristic Frenchiness as "a woman who has translated and explained Newton, in one word a very great man—en un mot un très grand homme." Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Taste was conspicuous in his powder'd hair, And in his frequent jeux de mots, that drew Peals of applauses from the listeners round, Who were delighted—as in duty bound. Fanny With Other Poems 2011-01-01T03:00:27.707Z The first two volumes of the last-named work contain the life of the author, written in a romantic style; the third bears the title of Dutensiana, and is filled with remarks, anecdotes and bons mots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Should the mathematical models prove wrong, or should industrial society mot move to curb emissions, then this week's Nature journal also looks at how it may end for the polar bear. Polar bear 'could still be saved' 2010-12-15T18:06:59Z 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 “You want the perfect word,” he said, “le mot juste.” An 11-Letter Word for Perfectionist? Starts With C 2010-12-06T23:44:00Z Or at least a tale about some of the bons mots that she tossed around with the ease of her buddy Alan King. City Room: Memories of Elaine: An Appreciation 2010-12-03T20:15:00Z A considerable number of his bons mots have been preserved by his biographers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z 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 The reporter’s notebook is empty, begging to be filled with earthy bons mots and the blunt assessments of ordinary voters. Campaign Trailer: So Many People at a Parade, and Yet, Somehow, One Stands Out 2010-10-13T01:30:00Z 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 And I suppose your novel is all “le mot juste.” | Misnomers Run Amok 2010-09-24T13:20:00Z 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 Our sympathies must be with Demetrius when he boldly faced the dangerous scowl of Nero with the mot, “You threaten me with death, but nature threatens you.” 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 No, an Opera supper—she is famed for her Sillery and her mots. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories It produces many bon mots and but few wise sayings. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution "I say, my 'covey,' come, get out, and your 'mot' with you!" cried Nicholas; "why should you trample upon a parcel of poor people!" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Men were almost ready to risk their lives for a bon mot. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Come and 'lush a drain of red tape,' Nicholas; the old mot swallows the bait, hook and all. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Silence, my old boy," said the old harridan to the Schoolmaster; "the young 'mot' and the 'black slug' are just crossing the path. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 This waiting for the mot d'ordre from a set of fellows who work in the dark is not to my humor. Tony Butler My play," it appeared, "showed no experience of the stage; but it was full of well-conceived scenes and happy mots, and was written in excellent French. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced “A delightful mot, madam——” “Mademoiselle,” she corrected him demurely. The Moonlit Way “Lord Huntley then he did speak out— O, fair mot fa’ his body!— Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus And then his jests from the Queen's Bench,—the last mot—I'm sure I often wished it were so literally—of some stupid Chief Justice. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The disappointed astronomers of Europe, last Friday, modified the mot—"Eclipse nowhere" is the common burden of their reports. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 Our caresses were confined to clasped hands and gentle pressure of the fingers at some mot which caught our fancy. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second There, surrounded by a gay and laughing crowd, Paul cantered along, amusing his hearers with the last mot from the King's Bench, or some stray bit of humour or fun from a case on circuit. Jack Hinton The Guardsman La Rochefoucauld is never enigmatical, rarely sententious merely, and is almost indifferent to the production of mots. A Short History of French Literature Here wit and polished manners, taste, vivacity, and good sense were the requisites; literature, politics, and philosophy were not tolerated, but "sparkling bons mots, glancing epigrams, witty verses, were the avenues to social success." Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) 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 After this came the column of court gossip, the last pun of the prince, and a mot of Mr. Canning. Jack Hinton The Guardsman 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) Those who did are tempted to repeat the mot of Diderot when they gave him the portrait of his father. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The great Minister, whose opening speech of a session was the mot d'ordre for half the globe, had taken counsel with him, stooping to ask his advice, and condescending to indorse his opinions. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day 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 The hearers are so delighted that they get him to write down this mot in large characters, and it is mounted and placed in the room. Japan A Record in Colour 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) Some of his mots have become historical, and even his most persistent detractors have been unable to convict him of plagiarism with regard to them. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections And the mot survived the memory of its victim. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The mot was very pretty, in French, and well turned was n't it? The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life These two works can be regarded as the dernier mot concerning the evolution of Spanish history. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain 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) I prefer the period when a mot did as much and more than a discharge of mitraille, and men's esprit and talent succeeded better than a strong sword-arm or a seat on horseback. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II To him alone does a man speak “son dernier mot:” while to the lawyer the leanings of self-respect will make him always impart a favourable view of his case. Nuts and Nutcrackers If she grew impatient at argument, a subtle illustration, an apt metaphor, or sometimes a happy mot settled the question. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life On the contrary, most of them are limited to the study of a period, of a style or of a locality; hence they cannot claim to be a dernier mot. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain 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 Names appear upon each page, with a personal sketch or a mot, which makes the reader at once of their society. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Of his bons mots we have a sprinkling, and but a sprinkling, in this volume; but the celebrated one about language is not there, though others of less piquancy are. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 We have here the most piquant adventures of the Memoirs and the choicest mots of the Anas, culled from the hundreds of volumes which weigh down the shelves of the French public libraries. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 They made a mot for him, of the kind they get up so cleverly in Paris. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 It is simply a jeu de mots, and no more, though funny enough as it stands. By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects Thus hath your Majesty now a view, in umbra, of those detestable thoughts which afterwards appeared in facto, according to the said Earl’s own mot. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery This mot I have reflected on at leisure and there is some truth in it. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) In foreign questions it was often striking how newspapers would hold back their comments until they had received in this way a mot d'ordre from Washington. My Three Years in America "I am so glad you do," she said calmly: a little mot which brought the colour to Lady Randolph's cheeks. Sir Tom Another who knew him well perpetrated the mot that “Tennyson hides behind his laurels, and Browning behind the man of the world.” The Brownings Their Life and Art Lastly, a mot on the subject by the Earl himself was reported, to the effect that the device set forth ‘in a shadow,’ what was intended to be executed ‘in very deed.’ James VI and the Gowrie Mystery 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 title was a mot, not a fact. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Having trudged along, at least three miles, in one direction, I struck a large mot, that jutted out into the prairie. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes It received its “mot d’ordre,” and continued to act upon it long after the meaning was forgotten or out of date. Needlework As Art 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 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 The same century which gave birth to this mot, expressive of progress in religion, created also another which embodied the idea of the comparative study of religions. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion This is one of Plum's bon mots, however. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) To Lord Chancellor Hatton, also an Elizabethan judge who aimed at sprightliness on the Bench, a clever mot is attributed. Law and Laughter 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 The puppet-show was shut up sooner than he expected; but the jester had kept his most wonderful mot for the last. Dreamers of the Ghetto In twenty-four hours this mot spread the length of the Boulevard, and all Paris went to see the new pianist.... Melomaniacs It is a mot that one hears every language spoken in Rome, except the Italian! Italy, the Magic Land She was reported as calling a hat a "hot," a rat a "rot," of teaching her little sister to read from the primer, "Is the cot on the mot?" In a Little Town Some of us have written down several of her sayings, or what the French call bons mots, wherein she excelled beyond belief.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges The stage and caricature have since dressed up this mot in various forms, but Lemaitre was its first publisher. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 Blasco Ibáñez meets the challenge nobly, and very soon, with The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which captures the Allied world and proves again the mot about prophets. Rosinante to the Road Again It seems reasonable to give Fontenelle credit for this bon mot. All About Coffee Anecdote of the Duke of Gloucester.—Looking through some of the Commonwealth journals, I met with a capital mot of this spirited little Stuart. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Sterne's humorous mot on the subject of the gravest part of the charges, then, as now, made against him, may perhaps be quoted here, from the excellent, the respectable Sir Walter Scott. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges 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 The raconteur was rather given to making use of him, and assigning to him mots which were not at all bons, because they only had the "sir" in them, and were otherwise meaningless. Somehow Good I suppose you've heard that old mot of the dinners at the White House during the Hayes administration, that water flowed like champagne! The Smart Set Correspondence & Conversations All, however, were absolutely without attraction of any sort; and I somewhat bitterly remembered the mot of double meaning, with which my friend had entertained me at parting. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness 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 His mots were often excellent, but it was the tone and joyous animation of the speaker that gave them their charm. A Book About Lawyers Her frocks and her mots,—it seems she's very clever, I hear, and says the most delightful things. The Twelfth Hour We are not aware whether the speaker was consciously or unconsciously reproducing a well-known archiepiscopal mot. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Versatile, overflowing with wit and bons mots, it must have wearied him to be silent so long. Stories of Authors, British and American 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 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 And indeed in no long time was published the proud mot d'ordre "As there is but one God in heaven, so there shall be but one master upon earth." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Young George, fair May, Shall have your mot upon their marriage day, As a choice wedding gift, to pair with mine! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 An awful silence follows the most brilliant jeu de mot, as sombre as the darkness after a forked flash, or as the gardens at the Crystal Palace after the last bouquet of fireworks. Happy-Thought Hall 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 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 Side-lights from all Society shift here Reflected in keen mot and jocund jeer, Wild jest, and waggish whimsey. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 If the wit of this sally may be judged by the manner in which it was received Hayden had just uttered one of the great bon‑mots of the ages. The Silver Butterfly His mots on these occasions had been clever and caustic; but with Madame de Barancy he was never able to reach that point, preceded as it must necessarily be with lengthy explanations. Jack 1877 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 We throw words at each other's heads without doing ourselves any harm; smart sallies break forth, and bons mots roll under the table. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 In her salon old creeds were argued down, new ideas disseminated, and bons mots and witty gossip circulated. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 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 And pleased at this mot, the poet bowed coldly, and went on. Jack 1877 When these "vouchers" grew into a volume, no name would serve my turn except the mot de famille set in circulation by the quaint five-year-old. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood Patience! was the "mot d'ordre;" and it vented itself in a number of dinners and the winding-up of letters; for we all felt that the hour of separation from the whalers would soon arrive. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 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 That, at any rate, is the impression left by a little book made up—apparently against the writer's will—of certain of the master's letters and mots.... The Gentle Art of Making Enemies 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 "You have a nice instinct for the mot juste," she informed him. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) The bon mot wasn't that good but caste has its privileges and the laughter was just short of uproarious. Mercenary The fin mot and spirit of this matter seems to have been utterly missed, or perhaps willingly winked at, by the journals in their comments. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies 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 A mot from Varvilliers had set finis to our subject, and another delayed presenting itself. The King's Mirror This shows, by the way, the falsity of the Voltairean mauvais mot, that all the people worth meeting are in Hell! Confessions of a Book-Lover He was cartoonist, too, in a small way, in the second, third, and fourth volumes of Punch; but his chief merit lay in his jeux de mots, for he was a good punster. The History of "Punch" As well speak of one of your own charming mots as unimportant in length! The Gentle Art of Making Enemies Somewhat confused at the sudden appearance of the powers that be, the perspiring harbinger of bons mots relapsed into an uncomfortable and depressing silence. No Man's Land Louis XIV. does seem to have had a natural gift of making brilliant compliments and happy impromptus; and yet the very best of his reputed mots were spurious. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 On receiving a volume of the pirated edition, the author paraphrased Byron's famous mot, and grimly said, "Now, Barabbas was an American." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 "One of the best written and mots entertaining books recently sent out by any of the favorites of the novel reading public." The Gold of Chickaree One continually finds somewhere an original idea—sometimes even a bon mot, which startles one by its pointedness. Esmeralda It was not a double-entendre, but a mot of triple ambiguity. The Scalp Hunters Those are the kind of bon mots those people throw off in conversation. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point The Grand Duke Michael was also greatly impressed and made a neat mot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 This was too neat a mot for the literary friend to forget. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Two neat little mots relate, the one to the familiar subject of London eggs, the other, to the name of his youngest son. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author The tiny feet did mot reach the bottom. Tess of the Storm Country The title may not fit With accurate completeness; It soars some shades too high, this modish mot, As 'Mrs. Lyon-Hunter' sinks too low; Both nick-names fail in neatness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 Leroy was famous for his quaint mots, in which he had a counterpart in “Tom Appleton,” of Boston, whom I also knew very well. Memoirs The reply of the habitant was a crushing one: "Pas un mot, monsieur!" The Lady of the Ice A Novel 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 Lee said that the delay was all Franklin's fault; but at least Franklin illumined it by one of his mots. Benjamin Franklin Caricatures, placards, bons mots, have been indulged in by all ranks of people, and I know of no well-attested instance of a single punishment. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) I remember that mot of yours, Mr. Matthews. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story 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 The common lift for gardens is the mot or bag made of the hide of a bullock or buffalo. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Despite its grotesque exaggeration, the mot contains the kernel of a dignified truth: that material things are of secondary importance on all social occasions worthy of the name. Etiquette 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 This is usually worked by a pair of bullocks moving forwards down a slope to raise the mot from the well and backwards up the slope to let it down when empty. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The brilliant mots of the latter, refined by the processes of culture, are like the gold nuggets separated from their base surroundings. Etiquette 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 "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 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 She is perhaps a trifle too fond of witty mots and sparkling epigrams, but her darts are always tipped with gold, and she aims them with inimitable grace. The Child of Pleasure Even Mr. Dacre could mot conceal his deep disappointment; but May was quite in despair. The Young Duke War is now accepted with a sort of indifference, as a part of the day's work; "pas de grands mots, pas de grands gestes, pas de drame!" Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France For, if there be any truth in the well-known mot which calls Paris the Paradise of virtuous Yankees, it is limited to a few city-bucks of mongrel caste. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 If I were to give my dernier mot, it would be much more to his disadvantage than anything I liked to insert in my biography. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends 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 Regularly, about four or five o'clock, he galloped down to the Pavilion with the last on dit: some gay message from White's, a mot of Lord Squib, or a trait of Charles Annesley. The Young Duke 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 You either have to have a written passport up here, or you must know the "mot" if challenged by the French sentries. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 "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 There was a bon mot, which blazed with all the soft brilliancy of sheet lightning. The Young Duke A bon mot of Henry Wilson is also worth putting on record. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 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 The Magazine contained a long story of enchantments, a dramatic scene full of conflicts and violence, some old bons mots, and pieces of indifferent poetry. History of English Humour, Vol. 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 This inspired the oft-quoted mot of the musician's father: "Once I was known as the son of the famous Mendelssohn; now I am known as the father of the famous Mendelssohn." The Loves of Great Composers 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 The author of the Débats article, who is a scholar, recalls Michelet's mot: "The Frenchman is that naughty child characterized by the good mother of Duguesclin as 'the one who is always fighting the others....'" Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air The old man smiled charmingly; he had brought the negotiations to a point with a mot. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The neighbours respond in their dozens to the mot d'ordre, and there one is plantée, like a lonely white moon encircled by a halo of angry fire. Bella Donna A Novel Her wit and vivacity as a conversationalist were celebrated, and her mots had the point as well as the flash of the diamond. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens 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 Many, too, will recall his mot, spoken to a beauty standing between himself and the Duke of Wellington: "Madame, how happy should you be to find yourself placed between the two greatest men in Europe!" Great Italian and French Composers A modern French author says, that the French language is not capable of the jeux de mots. A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 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 The light of Melbourne is never likely to hide itself under a bushel; external adornment is the mot d'ordre. Town Life in Australia His ban mots were collected and repeated with extraordinary zest. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life A pleasant mot by the Duke of Brunswick is worth preserving in this connection. Great Italian and French Composers Valmore I never read, but she is esteemed highly, I think, for a certain naïveté, and happy surprises in the thought and feeling, des mots charmants. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II The mixing up of our identities is probably explained by the fact that we are both stylists and seekers for the mot juste. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 192-06-30 A suggestion that Messrs. Coats might use the profits of their foreign trade to reduce the price to the home consumer drove the harassed Minister into an unconscious mot. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920 We were held up by a sentry further on, and he demanded the mot de jour. Fanny Goes to War His best mot, "With the Cabinet a thing is always either sub judice or chose jug�e," will take a good deal of beating as a summary of the Ministerial method of answering Questions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20 He perceived that he had puzzled Farnham, and enjoyed it for a moment by repeating his mot with a chuckle that did not move a muscle of his face. The Bread-winners A Social Study 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 Her conversation was dazzling, but it lacked charm: her talents forced themselves upon one; her bons mots took you by storm. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 "But did William ever swear to you, that if he mot a girl more beautiful, he would cease to love you, and to write to you?" Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two 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 In the prefaces to these two volumes he protests against the use of the terms classic and romantic, as mots de guerre and vague words which every one defines in accordance with his own prejudices. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century His muse dealt with ephemeral themes, but his bons mots are current among his countrymen to this day. The Haskalah Movement in Russia "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 "Telephone for—" began the office boy humourist, but Bean was out of hearing in the direction of the telephone booth before the latest mot could be delivered. Bunker Bean He knew the mot juste, the happy figure, the pat allusion. Grey Roses One hears much in the critical writings of that period, of the mot propre, the vers libre, and the rime brisé. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century But we believe the pedlar's mot to have been thoroughly misconceived. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 His affront gave Colbert the chance for a mot,—an opportunity which Frenchmen seldom throw away. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 It made one think of Hans von Bülow's mot when, in speaking of a certain famous pianist, he said: 'He plays Beethoven with velocity and Czerny with expression.' Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers And yet, that inner commotion was so violent, he felt a little bewildered about the mot juste. Grey Roses It was in tragedy especially that the periphrasis reigned most tyrannically, and that the introduction of the mot propre, i.e., of terms that were precise, concrete, familiar, technical even, if needful, horrified the classicists. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century The vocabulary was Latinized because, in English, the mot propre is commonly a Saxon word, while its Latin synonym has a convenient indefiniteness that keeps the subject at arm's length. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century My new acquaintance, Hawkins, and Martin both seemed to be pondering upon the degeneracy of Upper Crossleys, and I could mot help thinking that Hawkins took a secret delight in it. The Green Eyes of Bâst These short poems are full of puns and happy jeux de mots, and had a decided effect in frustrating the foolish plans. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction A charming mot of my good friend Garrick, is that London is good for the English, but Paris is good for all the world.... Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) 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 At the same time, proverbs compare favorably with the mots of literature, and many proverbs have, in fact, drifted into literature and become connected with the names of great writers. Sex and Society Insolvency shall henceforth be synonymous with repartee—and compositions with creditors practical bons mots. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 She gave it up and tried to sew, but could mot see to take her stitches or thread her needle for the blinding tears. Elsie's New Relations She asked his consent, deeming it mot right to act without it. Grandmother Elsie On these occasions he was always his old self, full of ridiculous stories, quips and slight mots, all in his old and best vein. Twelve Men 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 Their feelings about him may be summarised in the mot of a diplomatist, "Scratch the Emperor and you will find the political refugee." The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Harding said nothing wittier had been said for many generations than the mot credited to a young girl, who had described a ball given that season by the women of forty as "The Hags' Hop." Sister Teresa There is an old proverb which says, "The Inner Temple for the rich, the Middle Temple for the poor;" and a famous wit emphasized this saying by a happy mot. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Of course, as he never loses a chance of a jeu de mot, what he must have said was, that "the Tobacco 'returns' are extremely good." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 23, 1892 For he is incapable of resisting the temptation to launch a _bon mot_, however stinging. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference When Anna had fourteen years she was mot kanahua, as beautiful as a great pearl. White Shadows in the South Seas 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 Among a witty, phrase-loving people like the French, a good mot is almost certain to gain credence and so pass into history. The Life of Napoleon I (Complete) The difference was that Leighton's mots were natural and malicious, while Lewis's were only natural. Through stained glass 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 This play on his best mot, "Why drag in Velasquez?" was too much, and in screaming wrath the painter fled, leaving Moore in full possession. Whistler Stories 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 And this in spite of his most famous mot: "All sensible men are of one religion." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Whether or no he ever actually characterized tactics—meaning thereby elementary or evolutionary tactics—as the veil of timidity, there was that in his actions which makes the mot probable. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 His mots still circulated, and something of his gift for them had remained with the formidable woman who now represented him. Lady Connie Fully satisfied, he recalled all the gay features of the evening just passed and all the mots which had made the little circle laugh. Best Russian Short Stories He has his mot ready prepared, and you cannot discuss with him.' Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 The mot nettled Manet, whose admiration for Frans Hals is unmistakably visible in this magnificent portrait. 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 A large party at dinner, yesterday; among whom, was Mr. M——, who has acquired a certain celebrity for his bons mots. The Idler in France There is in existence a class of scum—passez-moi le mot—whom we call their 'Mothers' Darlings.' Best Russian Short Stories 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 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 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 It was stated that she furnished her uncle with the finest of his mots. The Pretty Lady The officers commanding in these districts either disregard the "mot d'ordre" given in Brussels or do not think it worth their while to keep up the sinister comedy played in the large towns. Through the Iron Bars Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium There was never a bon mot but in French. The Man Who Laughs Whistler actually kept silent in his presence—possibly expecting a repetition of the mot: "My dear friend, you conduct yourself in life just as if you had no talent at all." Promenades of an Impressionist They found instead an animated procession of events, of scenes just long enough to be amusing and not too long to be dull, of startling incidents, of happy mots. Books and Characters French and English I think it was all taken for granted, sans mot dire, by both of us. What I Remember, Volume 2 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 Constitution, as he said, was the mot d'ordre of the day, the word which men used when they were in want of an argument. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire Subtlety, depth, tenderness, poetry, succeed each other; nor are the crisp, compressed sayings, the happy mots of the epigrammatist, entirely lacking. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Her famous 'mot de Saint Denis,' so dear to the heart of Voltaire, deserves to be once more recorded. Books and Characters French and English It was too happy a mot not to have been stolen by divers pilferers of such articles, and adapted to other persons and other occasions. What I Remember, Volume 2 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 |
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