| 单词 | Pompadour |
| 例句 | But once you passed through the Colonial doorways, with only an occasional fan window or low relief pillar to suggest that a certain muted adornment was permissible, you entered an extravaganza of Pompadour splendor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby ladies cup their hands to each other's ears and whisper and giggle and frown at Astrid Pompadour. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "I believe you've had an opportunity to witness just how wild Sophia can be. I saw her handiwork with one of the Pompadour twins. And I take it she's shown you her portraits? Her obsessions." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I scour it for the address of the Pompadours from Le Nez, House of Perfumers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "You made me give Astrid Pompadour a pig nose. I think that was rather ugly." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Madame de Pompadour’s face has been carved into two stone sphinxes. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z His philanthropy has centered mainly on the arts–just as his lifelong heroine Madame de Pompadour’s did. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z “He realizes that destiny is going to take him - and hopefully he will be well-received by Madame Pompadour in the next world!” Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z “I decided I wanted to make a gift to Madame de Pompadour and put it back to the way she would have it if alive today,” he says. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z Marie gave birth to twin girls and one more daughter before retreating from her womanising husband, who later moved Madame de Pompadour into Versailles. The 10 best portraits of queens 2012-06-02T23:06:01Z The property magnate fell for the late de Pompadour as a young man, fascinated by her giddying rise to prominence, according to his lawyer Jack Anderson, the sale handler. Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z This dish, she said, was inspired by Madame de Pompadour, one of Louis XV’s mistresses, whom she had been reading about recently. Angie Mar’s Menu: Red Meat and Respect 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z He had already made a series of pieces for Madame de Pompadour, his most important client, and certainly knew how to flatter her. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z Pompadour added symmetrical wings to both sides of the structure, opened up the interiors and replaced the austere furniture with a more contemporary style. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z Baysari first heard of Madame de Pompadour as a young child. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z Statuesque with blond hair and coral-pink flounced gown, she looks part Pompadour, part Princess Grace, which gives you an idea of the production's visual eclecticism. Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z “He realizes that destiny is going to take him - and hopefully he will be well-received by Madame Pompadour in the next world!” Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z From the well of the House floor, Rep. Wayne L. Hays — an Ohio Democrat whose career unraveled decades later over his own sex scandal — called her “the most expensive courtesan since Madame de Pompadour.” Zsa Zsa Gabor, high-living actress of outrageous wit, dies 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z But Palace Pompadour, he says, is his crowning achievement, a curatorship born of kismet. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z But, more important, it’s a tribute to his lifelong muse, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, a renowned grand dame of the arts and the château’s former inhabitant, who is better known as Madame de Pompadour. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z De Pompadour was a patron of the arts who expanded her palace with help from celebrated architects of the day, including Ange-Jacques Gabriel, who worked at Versailles. Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The property magnate fell for the late de Pompadour as a young man, fascinated by her giddying rise to prominence, according to his lawyer Jack Anderson, the sale handler. Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z A new owner will also find three rooms that Baysari has purposely left unrestored: the ground-floor apartments that served as Madame de Pompadour’s bedrooms. Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z Barneys is a farm stand compared with the Tel Aviv emporium of bling known as Madame De Pompadour that Nicol, who is married to an oligarch, was having built in Season 1. ‘Real Housewives’ in Greece, Israel and Canada 2013-06-06T12:00:01Z De Pompadour was a patron of the arts who expanded her palace with help from celebrated architects of the day, including Ange-Jacques Gabriel, who worked at Versailles. Labor of love French chateau on market for $30 million 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Andrew Gn loves to be inspired by the grand dames of history and, this season, he produced what he thought would be the sartorial consequence if Madame de Pompadour met Madame Butterfly. Fashion Review: The Princess Principle: Spring/Summer 2012 in Paris 2011-10-03T18:24:57Z Ideally, Palace Pompadour will be gifted to an arts institution, like the Getty Museum or the Hermitage, that “brings all of the assurances that it will be safe for a long, long time.” Inside France's $100 Million Palace Pompadour, A Royal Chateau Restored By A Press-Shy Philanthropist 2013-03-28T11:00:00Z In the lives of Voltaire and Madame de Pompadour, she found a world of perfect “U” manners. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV of France during the 1740s and 1750s, used the color as a signature. Barbie’s signature pink may be Earth’s oldest color. Here’s how it took over the world. 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Another flower holds secrets in its petals to the love story of Louis XV, an obsessive botanist, and his mistress Madame de Pompadour. Flower power and diplomacy: Versailles perfume gardens transport public back in time 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Madame du Barry was presented at court as the king’s favorite in 1769, five years after the death of her predecessor, Madame de Pompadour. This gorgeous portrait is haunted by intrigue and death Aided by Madame de Pompadour, the 18th-century French thinker offends Louis XV with a play. Movies on TV this week: 'Lust for Life'; 'Platoon' and more 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z She concluded with a nod to the powerful mistress of King Louis XV of France: “Pompadour, too.” Shere Hite, author of taboo-breaking ‘Hite Reports’ on human sexuality, dies at 77 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It was early evening, and a muted light filled the Salon Doré, where Madame de Pompadour entertained and General de Gaulle worked. Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z To think that Brigitte Macron might in fact be no Marie Antoinette, no Pompadour, nor Josephine is almost too hard to envisage – a real killer blow to the eternal revolutionaries bogged down in sexist cliches. Leave Brigitte Macron alone. We French need to lay off our first ladies | Agnès Poirier 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Royal mistresses had always been selected from nobility or, at least, as in the case of Madame de Pompadour, from serious money. This gorgeous portrait is haunted by intrigue and death Pompadour competition: New York has some of the most beautiful actors and models in the world wandering around lower Manhattan, their long, flowing locks whipping about in the wind. Bryce Harper has plenty of reasons to stay in D.C. instead of picking New York 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Louis XV of France who served it to his famous mistress Madame de Pompadour called Tokaji the "Wine of Kings, King of Wines." Hungary's Tokaj wine region revives Jewish heritage 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z So he laid out his dining room around the dimensions of a 12-panel glass-encased painting that reflects on the life of Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV, by artist Ken Aptekar. Serious Art Lovers Design Homes Around Their Collections 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “Pompadour” Bluegrass/folk singer Tim O'Brien releases a new disc of folksy tracks on “Pompadour.” CD REVIEW: Tim O’Brien channels bluegrass sounds on ‘Pompadour’ 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The Pompadour at the Caledonian, fine dining restaurant and site of many proposals. Edinburgh's Re-energized Classic Hotel 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The design was tormented after the fashion of Vanloo, and in the most Pompadour style possible to imagine. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z "Would you believe," said he to Madame de Pompadour, "that there is a man in my court who dares to lift his eyes to one of my daughters?" Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z She had read of Pompadour and other royal favorites whose vagrom whims swayed the destinies of Europe. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z He interested the Pompadour herself in the case. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Matters of state and of might, Things that great ministers do; Things that, maybe, overthrew Those in whose brains they began; Here was the sign and the cue,— This was the Pompadour's fan! A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z You are indeed the male Cleopatra or buccaneering Pompadour of the Deep—the wandering Wanton of the Pacific. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z That Pompadour drew thirty-six millions of francs from the "royal treasury," i. e., from the earnings of the frugal and laborious French people, could easily have been borne. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Pompadour had worn out her life trying to "amuse the unamusable," to find novelties that would entertain the king. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z "Enamoured of the Pompadour, is he not—saving your presence, Lady Lavvy!" The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Picture above if you can, Eyes that could melt as the dew— This was the Pompadour's fan! A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z He did not know that there were in the girl qualities which would have made her a successful Pompadour. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z As long as I live," said Louis XV. one day to Madame de Pompadour, "I shall be the master, to do as I like. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z She was not at all on the style of the Pompadour, who had yearned to meddle in politics. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z "She is then more beautiful than the Pompadour?" she asked meaningly. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Many leaden coffins were buried there, one containing the remains of Madame de Pompadour. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Through an arch with columns, only half-closed by a handsome tapestry curtain representing a youth in powder kneeling to a lady � la Pompadour, a handsome mahogany bedstead with a canopy was visible. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z A famous French lady shall be our next witness: I mean Madam De Pompadour. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Pompadour had sought to sway the destinies of nations. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z A connoisseur who was among Claire's admirers had once assured her that this little room was exquisite enough to stir the dust of Pompadour. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Women of this order are the Cleopatras, Agrippinas, Messalinas and the Catharines of Russia; the de Pompadours, de Staëls, Georges Sands, and the innumerable other self-centred, unconscionable female-egotists whose extravagances shriek discordant down the ages. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z In one corner was the mirror, in another a Pompadour writing-table of inlaid wood; in the other two were columns covered with velvet, to support the lamps which now lighted the room. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z His talent as an author already had manifested itself by several farces and charades written for his colleague, M. Lenormant d’Étioles, the husband of Madame de Pompadour, at whose château d’Étioles they were produced. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z I remembered everything, even the flowered Pompadour satin on the walls, just as I had always seen it. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Madame de Pompadour herself, tired of Voltaire's importunate ambition, now went over with her forces to the camp of the Crebillonists. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The irony of fate had brought an old mansion of Madame de Pompadour to become the residence of Thomas Paine and his half dozen English disciples. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z "Madame de Pompadour," said she, one day, "owes her sovereignty to chance; I owe mine to the power of my genius!" Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z The watch in a ring for Madame de Pompadour is only four lines in diameter; it was very much admired although it is not entirely finished. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z So there were Catherine the Second, and Cleopatra, and the Pompadour, even if she had been wrong about Helen. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Like Madame de Pompadour later with Louis XV., the Duchesse de Valentinois was forgiving. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z In the great mansion, where once Madame de Pompadour glittered amid her courtiers, where in the past summer gathered the Round Table of great-hearted gentlemen and ladies. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Under Louis XV. a Mademoiselle Deneux, a momentary rival of La Pompadour and Du Barry, found a retreat here. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Though she wears a crown, 'Tis from La Pompadour one fears a frown. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z He commenced his military career in 1795, as a private soldier in the Northumberland Militia; and in the following year he volunteered into the Pompadours. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z The Pompadour would have been entirely happy there. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z She therefore refused England's proposition, and wrote a flattering letter to Madame de Pompadour, the favorite of Louis XV., to prepare the way for an alliance between Austria and France. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z The occasion was the production of a piece of Voltaire’s written at the instance of Louis XV.’s mistress, the infamous Madame de Pompadour. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Even in France there has been no return of the great days when Oeben enclosed the looking-glasses which mirrored the Pompadour in frames that were among the choicest work of a gorgeous and artificial age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z On getting his discharge from the Pompadours, in 1802, he again entered the service as a private in the Rifle Brigade, to which he was attached for a period of twenty-five years. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z But the American colonel had done things to it—things that would have popped the eyes out of the Pompadour's head. Our Army at the Front 2011-06-26T02:00:07.933Z Their rank must sometimes have been like that of Madame Pompadour in France at the court of Louis XIV. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z Royal disfavour coupled with Pompadour's ill-humour would make itself felt on innocent and guilty alike. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Till your dames on polished floors, Sail like splendid Pompadours.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z To me she suggested that Madame Poisson who so carefully prepared her daughter to become the Marquise de Pompadour. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Madame de Pompadour considerably encouraged the ceramic art, and it arrived at the height of perfection. The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods 2011-02-28T03:00:33.843Z Rounded, white shoulders appear to much more advantage in toilette Pompadour than in toilet Louis XIII. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z He imagined that some sycophant, hanging to the Pompadour's skirts, had succeeded in winning her good graces sufficiently to be allowed to do this errand for her, instead of himself. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Portrait of Madame de Pompadour and of Louis XV in two states, coloured and bistre. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z Then—perfectly understanding how to reach the enslaved Louis XV.—she wrote a flattering letter to Mme. de Pompadour, then in the full tide of her ascendency over the king. A Short History of Germany 2011-02-14T03:00:40.360Z The marquis d’Argenson writes, 7th of May 1752, that Mme de Pompadour had been urging them to proceed, and at the end of June he reports them as again at work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Lady Flo Sturt, as Madame la Marquise de Pompadour, was in rich cream satin, with bodice and sleeves of antique lace, and stomacher of diamonds. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z This gave Mme. de Pompadour the opportunity of darting a quick glance, that implied an anxious query, at the Duc d'Aumont, to which he responded with an almost imperceptible shake of the head. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z "And who is that dressed like a bailiff talking in the recess of the window to a Marquise de Pompadour?" Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z After the death of Madame de Pompadour he obtained permission to return to Paris, and died a few days after his return, on the 22nd of August 1764. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Mme de Pompadour said she did not know how her rouge or her silk stockings were made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z France, inspired by Madame de Pompadour, kept nearly all her troops to fight Frederick of Prussia, with his few English and Hanoverian allies. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Once more there was a barrier of emptiness and parquet flooring round the inner group, now composed of His Majesty, of M. le Contrôleur-Général, and of Mme. de Pompadour. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z He was present at the battle of Fontenoy, and was exiled to his estate for some years through the machinations of Madame Pompadour. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli At Anna Maria's place lay her knitting-work, and at mine spectacles and Pompadour, just as Brockelmann arranged them every evening, except that in winter Anna Maria had her spinning-wheel instead of her knitting. A Sister's Love A Novel Malesherbes, Choiseul and Mme de Pompadour protected the work; Diderot obtained private permission to go on printing, but with a strict charge not to publish any part until the whole was finished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Madame de Pompadour, a woman whose vice had long survived her beauty, and who ruled the decrepit heart of a debauched king, had made Choiseul minister. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 He is under deep obligation to Madame de Pompadour. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The French jeered at their own Generals, and the clique of Pompadour, which was for the war, could hardly, as we are informed by Duclos, appear in public. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Madame de Pompadour, when she had ceased to govern, although she continued to reign, took upon herself a colossal enterprise,—to amuse the king and to divert herself. A Treatise on Etching He was made inspector of the Gobelins factory in 1755 and court painter in 1765, and was employed by Madame de Pompadour both to paint her portrait and to execute various decorative works. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The dresses and scenery were beautiful; Mr. Daly provided me with one gown—a combination of sapphire-blue velvet and Pompadour brocade that came within an ace of making me look handsome, like the rest. Life on the Stage Mme. de Pompadour's good graces which she never wholly withdrew from him had given him a certain position of influence and power, from which his lack of wealth would otherwise have debarred him. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z As to the corsage, they all resemble each other; the Louis XV. and Pompadour being those only at present in fashion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. He had acted with Madame de Pompadour's company of amateurs at Versailles, and, though surrounded by clever gentlemen like D'Entragues and De Maillebois, firmly believed himself the only worthy supporter of Madame d'Etioles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 He was wholly governed, and the nation ruled, by Madame de Pompadour, a corrupt and worthless woman, who made and dismissed ministers of State and cardinals, declared war and dictated terms of peace. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Introduced to Voltaire in 1746, he began as a dramatist, and, after some failures, acquired the protection of Madame de Pompadour. A Short History of French Literature All this and more Mme. de Pompadour's nod conveyed to the mind of Louis the Well-beloved, and he too nodded in response before he continued, speaking now more casually, in a calmer, more business-like tone. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z And to Madame Pompadour is credited the famous saying: "After us, the deluge." Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Some of the finest specimens of the products of S�vres, in ornamental groups of figures, were modelled and painted by Mme. de Pompadour, as presents to the queen.... Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) He would have gone as far as Louis le Bien-Aim�, and built another nest for another Pompadour. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections A lucky viscount had once more "done the trick" at hazard; and if Cribbiter had not broken down in training, why Madame Pompadour had, and so the same result came about. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life His Majesty would be pleased, and Madame de Pompadour would be more than kind. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Pompadour beheaded at the age of forty-two years. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories Thus was this clandestine trade carried on by those two--the king satisfying his utter depravity, and Mme. de Pompadour making herself all the more secure against a possible rival. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) Here are the first steps in the ascent of Madame de Pompadour to that "bad eminence" she attained of virtual though virtueless Queen of France. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 There was a Pompadour escritoire, some chairs of the Regency, several pictures in pastel; and painted on the ceiling were cherubs floating in an atmosphere which had once been blue. The Grandee "And his Grace of Cumberland has asked his Majesty's help," added Mme. de Pompadour. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Those which we brought back to the rooms in which once they lived, planned, and plotted were the ghosts of Mme. de Pompadour, Louis XVI, Murat, Napoleon I, and Napoleon III. With the French in France and Salonika She understood him perfectly--therein lie the great secret of the favor of Mme. de Pompadour and the great reason of her long domination which only death could end. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) Madame de Pompadour was ill served; she had not found her Gondremark; but what a mighty politician! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Picture above if you can Eyes that would melt like the dew— This was the Pompadour’s fan! Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers Louis XV and Mme. la Marquise de Pompadour both drew a quick sigh of relief. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z It would seem that the grace and the good taste of all the things of her time appertained to Madame de Pompadour. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 Almost all rising young artists and men of letters were encouraged or pensioned by Mme. de Pompadour. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) There are a couple of Cellini medallions, though, just below that miniature of Madame de Pompadour that a good many collectors would sell their souls to possess.” Officer 666 The French army perfectly resembled its mistress, the Marquise de Pompadour. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 "In a word, Mme. la Marquise has been listening!" said Pompadour, with a sneer. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Madame Pompadour herself had no lovelier boudoir than Beatrice. The Gorgeous Girl Madame de Pompadour was more than a patron to him, she was a matron! Six Centuries of Painting Madame Pompadour says in her memoirs, "I was married to one whom I did not love, and a misfortune still greater was that he loved me." A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties His government was notoriously in the hands of his mistresses, Pompadour and the others, and their misrule was to the full as costly to France as the wars of the preceding age. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 It was a sigh of intense, deep, heartfelt, satisfaction breathed by Louis the Well-beloved, and unrestrainedly echoed by Mme. de Pompadour. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The spirit of Madame de Pompadour's saying breathes the same selfish levity; and it amounts to the same thing. Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In the face of such, we pronounce a hypocritical j'accuse upon the Louis's and Pompadours, upon Marie Antoinette even. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess The Pompadours and the Dubarrys could not have sustained a McClellan at the cost of so many lives and so many millions. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The publication was repeatedly stopped by the government, but was encouraged by Madame Pompadour and others, and finally finished in 1765. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 She took them from him, regarding him with a smile, which fortunately the amorous but highly jealous monarch failed to see; he had just taken the papers from Pompadour and was gloating over their contents. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z I asked how last year's funds were spent, and found the whole went in hiring Pompadour wigs and other things that were worn by the Sixth. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life The name of Madame de Pompadour will be always respected by bibliographers, on account of the taste and judgment which are displayed in this elegant collection. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance In Van Loo's portrait of Madame de Pompadour, second mistress and political adviser of Louis XV of France, the coffee service of a later period of the eighteenth century appears. All About Coffee He gave personal offence not only to Elizabeth, the ruler of Russia, but to Madame Pompadour, the real sovereign of France under Louis XV. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Mme. de Pompadour, too, had jumped to her feet, pushing her chair away with an angry, impatient movement. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Madame de Pompadour, who was really the head of the French government, had been even more keenly galled. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The arrogance of men! she thought as she hung her transformation Pompadour coiffure on the looking-glass. The Dop Doctor Madame de Pompadour's inventory disclosed a "gold coffee mill, carved in colored gold to represent the branches of a coffee tree." All About Coffee The room looked as if it had been decorated the day before for a twentieth-century Madame de Pompadour. The Twelfth Hour She knew quite well that the King's eyes were fixed eagerly upon her face, that Pompadour's cupidity and greed for the proposed millions were plainly writ upon her face. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The most spirited lines, perhaps, that he ever wrote are to be found in a bitter lampoon on Louis and Madame de Pompadour, which he composed at this time, and sent to Voltaire. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Her eyebrows went up to the dry fringe of her Pompadour transformation. The Dop Doctor We are told, however, that it graced the "sale after the death of Mme. de Pompadour", which, of course, makes it much more valuable. All About Coffee Well, I hope so," said Felicity, fluttering a tiny Pompadour fan; "and if De Valdez says I look like a Marquise of the olden times, as he once did, I simply won't stand it. The Twelfth Hour "I' faith he speaks truly," laughed Mme. de Pompadour, "since he trembles before his wife." Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z There was nothing for it but to offer to take her out in the "Pompadour." The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France "I like that!" said Lady Hannah meditatively, arranging the Pompadour transformation, not apparently the worse for the candle-accident of the previous night. The Dop Doctor Thanks, Pompadour; you are a worthy messenger; your skill shall not be forgotten. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental "Do so, monsieur; if my topographical calculations are correct, it must be the Marquis de Pompadour." The Regent's Daughter A quick blush now suffused the cheeks of the young man, who up to now had seemed quite unconscious of Mme. de Pompadour's sallies or of the hilarity directed against himself. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The marquis took in the situation at a glance: "The 'Pompadour' cannot escape, but we may yet do so," said he to Duboscq. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France These forms ought to disgust one for ever with the shadows and monkeys à la Pompadour. Political Women, Vol. 1 "Oh!" answered Pompadour, "good news, particularly if it be true; they say that the parliament refuses to come to the Tuileries." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Then when you have made the hole, you shall pass it to Pompadour, who is of a very different opinion. The Regent's Daughter Accompanied by Mme. de Pompadour and followed by M. le Duc, he was commencing his progress down the monumental staircase which led to the great entrance hall below. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The "Pompadour" was a tight little ship, and well in hand, swift, and drawing but little water, but much caution was required, and the voyage was a long one. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France And yet the Prince took the saying from the mouth of Madame Pompadour; and she took it—from whom? Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc "Well," asked Pompadour, "have you any idea of what has been going on?" The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Then he resumed a conversation with Pompadour, which lasted till three in the morning, and in which he told him that he was going to pierce a hole, that they might have more direct communication. The Regent's Daughter He, however, seemed self-absorbed just now, equally intent in avoiding her loving glance and Mme. de Pompadour's mocking gaze. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The celebrated Marquis de Belleisle made his acquaintance about that time in Germany, and brought him to Paris, where he was introduced to Madame de Pompadour, whose favor he very quickly gained. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Other works by this fluent servant of La Pompadour are 31, R. wall, Venus commanding Vulcan to forge arms for Æneas, and 36, L. wall, Vulcan presenting them to Venus. The Story of Paris Pompadour and Brigaud cried out against the imprudence of such a meeting. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Gaston took the letter, and went to the hole to Pompadour. The Regent's Daughter D'Aumont, yes! but not his daughter—that arrogant girl with the severe eyes, unwomanly and dictatorial, who ruled her father just as she herself, Pompadour, ruled the King. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The beautiful Madame Pompadour, beloved of kings, is a kind of hair-cut now. Penguin Persons & Peppermints It was once Madame Pompadour's favourite house in Paris, and the piece of land she appropriated from the public to round off her gardens is still retained in its grounds. The Story of Paris Pompadour and Brigaud were therefore in favor of going and begging her highness to appoint some other time or place for the rendezvous. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental "Yes; for my jailers might miss it to-morrow morning, and you do not want light for your conversation with Pompadour." The Regent's Daughter Pompadour had favoured him from the very day of her first entry in the brilliant Court of Versailles. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z We are not told of the wry face they made when, with ideals in their souls, they were set to compose chair-seats for the Pompadour. The Tapestry Book In 1754 Madame de Pompadour's brother, M. de Marigny, had been appointed Commissioner of Works, and Louis was persuaded to authorise the repair and completion of the Louvre. The Story of Paris Your highness is most welcome," said Pompadour; "for your arrival will get us out of a difficulty. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Pompadour did not reply; the hole was not yet pierced. The Regent's Daughter One of them, fortunately, was going away; Charles Edward Stuart, aspiring King of England; he had been no friend of Pompadour. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z In the Eighteenth Century when the Regent Philip, and then La Pompadour, set the mode, things greatly altered. The Tapestry Book During the Seven Years' War the incapacity and administrative corruption of Madame de Pompadour's favourites made them the laughing-stock of Paris. The Story of Paris As to the walkers, who, seeing D'Harmental, approached the vehicle, it is needless to say that they were Brigaud and Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The sense of all this penetrated readily even to Versailles, so that La Pompadour or Louis, one or the other of them, or was it both together, cried out instinctively: "Apres nous le deluge." Royal Palaces and Parks of France Vaguely he thought of flight, but Mme. de Pompadour would not let him off quite so easily. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Enough at least to incite the wanderer in History's byways to a further study of this potent German forerunner of the Pompadour. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Pompadour, of whom he made a portrait statue. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture He then made acquaintance with the Marquis de Pompadour, who, as we have said, was one of the pages of honor. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Here it was that his favourites Madame de Chateauroux, Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry found themselves most at home. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Mme. de Pompadour's sunny smile disappeared momentarily when her eyes rested on this girl's face; a frown—oh! hardly that; but a shadow, shall we say?—marred the perfect purity of her brow. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z We shall no more have a Pompadour, or a Du Barry, giving governments and marshals' batons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 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 "My dear D'Harmental," said the Marquis de Pompadour, extending his hand to him, "we were already relations, we are now almost brothers." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Such was one of the costly caprices of La Pompadour. Royal Palaces and Parks of France In 1746, with the support of Madame de Pompadour, he entered the French Academy. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. It was congenial with the taste of a court and a generation that tolerated Madame de Pompadour. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges When Louis XV. passed through the town, and the Pompadour was seen smiling by his side, the citizens' reception of the doubtful honour was a very cold one. The Story of Rouen At these words Pompadour made a sign to Malezieux, but the worthy chancellor was so gallant that he must first acquit himself of his duty toward the ladies. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The least unpleasant-looking of the lot is the little Angola vulture, who is put among the kites; and she is bad enough: a horrible eighteenth-century painted and powdered old woman; a Pompadour of ninety. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Now when Madame was dead, when the Pompadour ceased from her favours to the poet, when Louis turned his back in response to a compliment, Frederick was to secure his philosopher. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Madame de Pompadour was the most noted; a woman of talent, but abominably unprincipled. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges My mother, I remember, disapproved of them because Madame de Pompadour was frequently mentioned, and she thought that my father regarded the lady in question too tolerantly. Confessions of a Book-Lover "And you, Pompadour," said Madame de Maine, thanking Laval by a gesture of the hand, "what have you done?" The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Pompadour rolls, short curls, dainty puffs, many of the dark heads powdered, laces and frills and ribbons, and dainty feet in satin slippers and silken hose. A Little Girl in Old Boston The graces of the age of Madame de Pompadour ally themselves here with the freer graces of the Italian Renaissance. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Who has not heard of the disgraceful and disgusting iniquities of Pompadour and Du Barry? A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges She was short and fat and wore her hair in a high Pompadour roll, and she laughed a good deal, showing her fine white teeth of which she was very proud. A Little Girl in Old New York "Did I not tell you," said Pompadour, "that the abbe was a precious man?" The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The occasion was the production of a piece of Voltaire's written at the instance of Louis XV.'s mistress, the infamous Madame de Pompadour. Classic French Course in English Look into the history of France, and see what the world gave to Madame de Pompadour at the last. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Madame de Pompadour hated the Jesuits because they attempted to undermine her influence with the king. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges In the background we see the tall form of Wherewithal G. Lumpy, who introduced the Pompadour hair-cut into Massachusetts and grew up to be a great man with enlarged joints but restricted ideas. Comic History of the United States Come, my dear Malezieux," said Pompadour, "we are waiting for you most impatiently. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The Marquis de Marigny, like his sister, Madame de Pompadour, loved and protected the arts. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) This is what the world gave to Madame de Pompadour. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles He did not cease to write, and continued to give offence, though the sun of the court shone on him once through Madame de Pompadour, the King's favourite. Heroes of Modern Europe The word "pompedore" or Pompadour was in constant use in that day. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 D'Harmental went straight to the Marquis de Pompadour, the one out of all this noble and intelligent society with whom he was best acquainted. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental It was built by Louis XV., at the instance of Madame Pompadour. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Bigot is a man of sixty, of noble birth, a favorite of the butterfly woman who rules the King of France,—the Pompadour,—and he has come to New France to mend his fortunes. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Paris-Duverney was as good a man and patriot as a man could well be who had to work with and under such persons as Louis XV. and Madame de Pompadour. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money Madame de Pompadour possessed the chateau in 1745, so you see it has been "dust to dust" with this place, as with all that is frail. Recollections of Europe "Every one has just arrived from somewhere," said Pompadour, laughing. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Hitherto we have had the pleasure of having Madame ——, whose pressure on the State and on Italy's wise counsellors was only incidental, but now that the fates have given us a Madame Pompadour....' The Eternal City Instead of a weak ministry fighting the machinations of France, it was now Pitt versus Pompadour, the English patriot against the light woman who ruled the councils of France. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom His favorite work, the École Militaire, of which he was the first superintendent, shared the unpopularity of its early patron, Madame de Pompadour, and long he strove in vain to bring it into favor. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money Madame Pompadour, who is all powerful, hates Frederick for having made disrespectful remarks concerning her. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War "Have the press taken to my house," said Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental "Is that the clock which the king caused to be purchased from the heirs of the Marquise de Pompadour?" Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia Madame de Pompadour, herself something of an artist, often touched up the decoration on a bit of china that pleased her fancy. The Story of Porcelain Under Madame de Pompadour the practice arose that orders for money payments signed by the King alone should be paid in cash and not passed through the audit chamber, such as it was. The French Revolution A Short History The Empresses of Russia or Austria or the Pompadour might die, or the allies might quarrel between themselves. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War In about an hour the Marquis de Pompadour arrived. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The last words of Madame Pompadour, addressed to her withdrawing confessor, just before her final breath, were, "Wait a moment, father; and we will go out together." The Friendships of Women He was the owner of many choice books that had belonged to Gaignat and Charron de Ménars, or had been bound for Madame de Pompadour, or to the undiscriminating Du Barry. The Great Book-Collectors This change of front was much facilitated by the civilities of Kaunitz to the person whom the Austrian envoy described as the French Prime Minister, Madame de Pompadour. Lectures on Modern history Madame de Pompadour called Madame du Hausset to look at them; she was dazzled, but sceptical, and made a sign to show that she thought them paste. Historical Mysteries "The best plan which has been conceived," said Pompadour, "and the one which offered the greatest chance of success, was the first; and the proof is, that it was only overthrown by an unheard-of circumstance." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Louis XV. had at this period grown weary of the faded graces of Madame de Pompadour, and selected for his favourite a woman of Irish extraction, of the name of Murphy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Would that I might induce you, even now, to permit Sam to rearrange those heavy blond locks à la Pompadour. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country It is affirmed that he was persuaded by Madame de Pompadour to erect this monument as a thanksgiving after his having had a severe illness. How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information He would not oblige Madame de Pompadour by giving the King an elixir of life: 'I should be mad if I gave the King a drug.' Historical Mysteries Brigaud turned round, and, under the disguise, thought he recognized Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Madame de Pompadour had reigned paramount for a longer period than any of those Medeas or Circes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Underneath it and hanging down over the table is a print representing an engraver of precious stones at work with these words: Pompadour sculpsit. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The beautiful Pompadour heard her charming voice, and remarked, with that effusion of sentiment which veneered her cruel selfishness, "Ah! with such a talent, she might become a princess." Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag De Broglie, exiled from Court, was d'Éon's real master, he did not serve de Guerchy and de Praslin, and Madame de Pompadour, who was not in the secret of her royal lover. Historical Mysteries "On the contrary," said Pompadour; "in consequence of that very failure, it will be supposed that we have abandoned it." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Madame Pompadour soon found out which of these girls proved most agreeable to the King, and such were retained, the others dismissed.—The expence of this traffick was immense. A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 2 Pompadour—and was appointed to a place in the court; and was also made historiographer of France. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business Did she exult at her triumph over de Pompadour, when she was dragged shrieking and struggling to the guillotine? A Short History of France You know this was for making four verses on Madame de Pompadour. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Some days afterward Pompadour, Valef, Laval, and Malezieux went out of prison in their turn, and began again to pay their court to Madame de Maine, as if nothing had happened. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental And I'm the sweetest, little dear in my blue ribbons, and quite a picture in my Pompadour hat!—Mrs. Verses for Children and Songs for Music Pompadour prints and white calicoes reign supreme, and look better than anything else. Town Life in Australia A king absolutely indifferent to conditions in his kingdom, immersed in debasing pleasures, while Madame de Pompadour actually ruled the state—this is not the worst they would have seen! A Short History of France Louis XIV, Louis XV, Madame de Maintenon, Madame de Pompadour, Louis XVI, even Napoleon and Josephine, so near our own times, are already quasi-mythical characters. Musical Memories I do not know, my dear chevalier," replied Pompadour, "and I am as astonished as you are. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental At that Court art, to suit the tastes of the Pompadour and the Du Barri, became consciously frivolous, became almost a part of the toilet. Essays on Art A double motive influenced the Marchioness of Pompadour. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Had not the kingdom reached its lowest depths, where its foreign policy was determined by the amount of consideration shown to Madame de Pompadour? A Short History of France The rose-water biographer of Diane de Poitiers, Madame de Pompadour, and Madame du Barry would naturally disparage Franklin. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 "And now, prince, there is nothing wanting," said the Marquis de Pompadour, laughing: "for here is he who holds the key." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental All over Europe the ideals of applied art have remained the ideals of the Pompadour; and only by a stern and conscious effort have either women or men been able to escape from them. Essays on Art The king had ennobled her with the title of Marchioness of Pompadour. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Her hair turned a warm white colour, and dressed � la Pompadour made her look what she probably was at heart—quite a decent sort. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement In my childhood, I was sometimes taken to the Learned Animals Theater, and I remember a certain Madame de Pompadour, a principal rôle, filled by a gayly dressed-up old monkey; Touki-San reminds me of her. Madame Chrysantheme I have appointed him to meet me here, and on my way I stopped at the Marquis de Pompadour's. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental It persists often in the dress of the most defiant suffragette, in outbreaks of incongruous frivolity, forlorn tawdry roses that still whisper memories of the Pompadour and her triumphant guilty splendour. Essays on Art Maria Theresa, without the knowledge of her ministers, or even of her husband the emperor, privately conducted these negotiations with the Marchioness du Pompadour. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power It has escaped the attention of writers who have reproduced this lively scene, that Madame de Pompadour was dead before the volumes containing Powder and Rouge were born. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) One of the prettiest cloaks of this season was made by Miss Wharton, of black satin, with a hood lined with Pompadour pink. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 "No, I answer for myself at least," said Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental They disown the Pompadour in fact; let them disown her in art. Essays on Art This was a new triumph for Pompadour, and it delighted her beyond measure. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power The man who had ventured to use his mind, was thrown into the dungeon at Vincennes by the man who played spy and pander for the Pompadour. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Ladies, too, were present, in silk or satin billowing in many a fold, their powdered hair rolled high in the style made fashionable by Madame Jeanne Poisson de Pompadour. The Hunters of the Hills "Very good," said Pompadour, "that is what I call speaking; and if you want any one to give you a helping hand, my dear chevalier, count on me." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental From that he turned to the Marquise de Pompadour, a descent sufficiently significant, but it was only the beginning of decadence. The Story of Versailles I wish our house had belonged to more romantic people; Madame du Barry or Madame de Pompadour would have suited me better! The House in Good Taste Louis XV. and Pompadour sent a hundred thousand men to fight the battles of Austria, and could spare but twelve hundred to reinforce New France. Montcalm and Wolfe It is true that the elegant and capricious Madame de Pompadour owed most of her toilets and elegant accoutrements to the genius of Supplis, the famous tailleur pour dames or ladies' tailor, of the epoch. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Some time before the period of which we are writing, he met the Marquis de Pompadour, who was seeking a man of spirit and enterprise as the secretary of Madame de Maine. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Louis XV had built near the Grand Trianon a small villa for Madame de Pompadour. The Story of Versailles He joked at the table, and put in circulation stinging verses and pamphlets about Madame de Pompadour in France and the Empresses Elizabeth and Maria Theresa. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 It was the fatuity of Louis XV. and his Pompadour that made the conquest of Canada possible. Montcalm and Wolfe The history of Madame de Pompadour is not generally known in all its particulars, though much has been written of her by persons of every shade of opinion. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Of these four men, D'Harmental only knew the Marquis de Pompadour, whom he had often met at the house of Monsieur de Courcillon, his son-in-law, a distant relation of the D'Harmentals. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental Sometimes the Pompadour played the comedies of Voltaire, whom she favored against the will of all the royal family. The Story of Versailles The French derided their own generals and the clique of Madame de Pompadour. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Pompadour was delighted, and could hardly do enough for her imperial friend. Montcalm and Wolfe No one could better vary the play of her physiognomy than Madame de Pompadour. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 "Truly, my dear Brigaud," said the Marquis de Pompadour, "you are like the princess in the 'Arabian Nights,' who never opened her mouth but to drop pearls." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental But Madame de Pompadour died before the villa of her fancy was completed. The Story of Versailles It would be interesting to know what the Pompadour or Queen Elizabeth would have done under the circumstances, wouldn't it? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 He had interviews with the ministers, the King, and, more important than all, with Madame de Pompadour, whom he succeeded in propitiating, though not, it seems, without difficulty and delay. Montcalm and Wolfe Madame de Pompadour is reported to have said on her coming into Power. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 "And," said the Marquis de Pompadour, taking D'Harmental's arm to lead him away, "the good man in his disappointment declared that there was no other girl in France who understood the human frame so well." The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The Queen's bed-chamber, the apartments of Madame de Maintenon and of the daughters of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour were among those that were altered. The Story of Versailles They contained pictures of seventeenth and eighteenth century costume—one of them displayed a colored engraving of a brilliant Madame de Pompadour, by Boucher. The Marriage of William Ashe It was a hard task; yet Madame de Pompadour accomplished it by methods infamous to him and to her. Montcalm and Wolfe For the space of ten years the Abbé de Bernis was the shadow of Madame de Pompadour; he followed her everywhere, sometimes even too far. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 And D'Harmental and Pompadour, having taken leave of the duchess, retired laughing, followed by the Abbe Brigaud, who reckoned on them to drive him home. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental In January, 1747, the "theater of the little apartments" of the King was inaugurated by a representation of "_Tartuffe_" with Madame de Pompadour in the cast. The Story of Versailles Pompadour is clearly derived from the above French river, or some other of the same name. Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Frequent are the places where the figure is cultivated with famous corsets, the retreats of "corsetieres"; this one before you bears the name Fayette; it is where the model "Madame Pompadour" is sold. Walking-Stick Papers Madame de Pompadour was born in Paris in the year 1720. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 "And these are the men for whom we risk our heads," murmured Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental As a matter of fact, a dress in the Pompadour style, white satin embroidered with posies, would be altogether charming. A Love Episode And he gazed in ecstasy at the opulent shoulders, the rounded forms, and gorgeous jewelled dress of an unrivalled Madame de Pompadour, which had belonged to her brother, the Marquis de Marigny. Lady Connie She was no woman of birth or wit like the Pompadour, Récamier or Staël, but of merely ordinary understanding and the wife of a subordinate official of the Court. William of Germany With intuitive tact, Madame de Pompadour very quickly perceived, that in order to amuse a king who took neither interest nor pleasure in arts and letters, other and more material enjoyments were necessary. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 "Can we not fix a rendezvous where there would be no such fear?" asked Pompadour. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental As for Madame Deberle and Pauline, they had taken hold of Lucien, and were making him turn between them, while excitedly discussing the question of his Pompadour dress. A Love Episode The photoplay use of his death is, that he may whisper in the ear of Robert Moray to keep certain letters of La Pompadour well hidden. The Art of the Moving Picture He returned very shortly, and, M. Berryer having left the room, he said to Madame de Pompadour, "A singular thought has entered d'Amblimont's head." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici In song and dance, as well as in the representation of the passions, Madame de Pompadour was the only actress of real talent. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Madame du Châtelet was dead; and his position at Versailles, in spite of the friendship of Madame de Pompadour, had become almost as impossible as he had pretended it to have been in 1743. Books and Characters French and English As his visitor walked away, Fenwick stood motionless, listening to the retreating step, which echoed in the silence of the vast, empty hotel, once the house of Madame de Pompadour. Fenwick's Career She advertised devotion to get made dame du palais to the Queen; and the very next day this Princess of Lorraine was seen riding backwards with Madame Pompadour in the latter's coach. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Three or four persons, of high consideration, also found their way in, in a mysterious manner, and several devotees, who were, in their hearts, enemies of Madame de Pompadour. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour, proud of having for a confessor a man who had been appointed Procureur-gènèral of the Missions, received him most graciously. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Madame de Pompadour had accepted this ungrateful and sometimes shameful task. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 The will to be filed in the Registry is the last true will of Jonathan Meeson, of Pompadour Hall, in the county of Warwick, and the property concerned amounts to about two millions. Mr. Meeson's Will He employed Pondeveyle to make a song on the Pompadour: it was clever and bitter, and did not spare even Majesty. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II "Firmness," said Madame de Pompadour, "is the only thing that can subdue them." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour offered in her person the model of a woman, at the same time beautiful in the strict acceptation of the word, and simply pretty. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Count Kaunitz had found means of pleasing Madame de Pompadour; the empress put the crowning touch to the conquest by writing herself to the favorite, whom she called "My cousin." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 And then amidst a burst of prolonged and rapturous cheering, Eustace and his wife bowed, and were escorted out to the carriage that was waiting to drive them to Pompadour Hall. Mr. Meeson's Will By 'little Pompadour' Johnson, no doubt, means the second and cheaper edition of The History of the Marchioness de Pompadour. Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc. The King, who wrote a great deal, had written to Madame de Pompadour a long letter concerning an assembly of the Chambers of Parliament, and had enclosed a letter of M. Berrier. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour, with the design of still further strengthening her power at court, conceived the idea of calling in the powers of the Church to her aid. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The necessity for peace was, beginning to be admitted even, in Madame de Pompadour's little cabinets. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Off you go! and mind you don't set foot in Pompadour Hall," Mr. Meeson's seat, "unless it is to get your clothes. Mr. Meeson's Will Cleopatra was fully on a par with Marc Antony, Madame de Pompadour with Richelieu or Mazarin. Woman: Man's Equal Madame de Pompadour was not merely a grisette, as her enemies attempted to say, and as Voltaire repeated in one of his malicious days. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici I receive the body of the most high and powerful lady, Madame le Marquise de Pompadour, maid of honour to the queen. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The long robes and the clergy are always at daggers drawn," he would say to Madame de Pompadour "they drive me distracted with their quarrels, but I detest the long robes by far the most. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Indeed, after he had once cleared his goods and chattels out of Pompadour Hall and settled them in a room in an Hotel, he had not given the matter much thought. Mr. Meeson's Will His brother Henry, after the battle of Kolin, had advised him to throw himself at the feet of the Marquise de Pompadour in order to purchase a peace with France. Germany and the Next War Madame de Pompadour can be considered as the last king's mistress, deserving of the name. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici The prime minister after Cardinal de Fleury was Madame de Pompadour. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Madame de Pompadour dreaded the influence of the Jesuits; religious fears might at any time be aroused again in the soul of Louis XV. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 It is the difference between a pretty Pompadour beauty and a Greek statue. Letters from the Cape The King paid him great attention, and so did Madame du Pompadour. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 After the death of Madame de Pompadour, the journal of this waiting-woman fell into the hands of M. de Marigny, brother of the favorite, with whom it remained in manuscript form for some years. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici And so well did Madame de Pompadour comprehend this future royalty, that far from seeking to arrest its progress, she, on the contrary, sought to meet it half way. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 There is a hand to mouth administration," said an anonymous letter addressed to the king and Madame de Pompadour, "but there is no longer any hope of government. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Finally, we each gave an order for a 'Pompadour, which seemed, on the whole, to merit the palm. The Brother of Daphne The Count came to see Madame du Pompadour, who was very ill, and lay on the sofa. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Madame de Pompadour was not vindictive, and, in spite of the malicious speeches of the Duchesse d'Orléans, she tried to excuse her conduct. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici The policy of Madame de Pompadour it was which annexed Corsica to France, and, consequently, Bonaparte, who was born at the decease of the marchioness, owed to her his title of French citizen. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 King Louis XV. had taken a fresh step in the shameful irregularity of his life; on the 15th of April, 1764, Madame de Pompadour had died, at the age of forty-two, of heart disease. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Perhaps the little woman thought she might play the part of a Maintenon or a Pompadour. Vanity Fair And what is the difference, pray, between a Pompadour and a Five Points nymph du pave? Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 "I can tell you some news of him, Sire," said Madame de Pompadour. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Under Madame de Pompadour's direction the king, had he been only as bold and determined as his mistress, would have become a greater king than ever. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The expenses of the royal household went on increasing daily; the magnificent prodigalities of King Louis XIV. were surpassed by the fancies of Madame de Pompadour. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 The son of one of these pioneers, more rich than cultivated, noticed the other day, while visiting a friend of mine, an exquisite eighteenth-century bust of Madame de Pompadour, the pride of his hostess’s drawing-room. Worldly Ways and Byways But we may presume that each Pompadour, like the frail original, was "in herself a host"! Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Madame de Pompadour learns of the likelihood of her success in meeting her admirer, the King. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour, woman-like, loved revenge; and this, it must be said, was her worst vice. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 But Madame de Pompadour remained faithful to the empress. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Madame de Pompadour was ill served; she had not found her Gondremark; but what a mighty politician! Prince Otto, a Romance Marigny, the brother of the Pompadour, had his entry with M. le Prince de Soubise. Les Misérables Madame de Pompadour joked my companion about her bel-esprit, but sometimes she reposed confidence in her. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici He inhabited a little entresol above the apartments of Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, where he would pass the whole of his time absorbed in schemes of political economy. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The public voice was raised simultaneously against the authority or insensate prodigality of Madame de Pompadour, and against the refusal, ordered by the Archbishop of Paris, of the sacraments. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Like the Gabrielles and Pompadours of modern times, Aspasia obtained present admiration and future fame, while hundreds of better women were neglected and forgotten. Philothea A Grecian Romance That it was suggested—or "commanded"—by Mme. de Pompadour's connoisseur brother, to whom it was inscribed, is a not unreasonable supposition. De Libris: Prose and Verse Ah! here come my kittens," said Madame de Pompadour; "all that we are about is Greek to them; but their gaiety restores my tranquillity, and enables me to attend again to serious affairs. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Every Sunday morning Madame de Pompadour received at her toilet all the artists, literary men, and great personages of the court, who had the entrée of her apartments. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Poisson, created Marchioness of Pompadour, was careful to mix up more serious matters with the royal pleasures. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Then came a journey to Paris, where he remained several months, and where he was presented to the King, Louis XV., and to Madame de Pompadour. Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 Whether he was overparted, or overworked, in the Pompadour atmosphere; or whether he succumbed to the "continual headache" of which he speaks in his letter to Hogarth, his health gradually declined. De Libris: Prose and Verse Madame de Pompadour would not present the memorial; he insisted, though she said to him, "You will ruin yourself." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici On Madame de Pompadour coming to power, the Princess de Rohan deigned to write to her in behalf of her dear abbé. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Madame de Pompadour did not continue to be always so reserved, and M. de Soubise was destined before long to have his turn. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 A Pompadour dipped down over one eye and her jaws moved as rhythmically as rigorously to gum with a pull to it. Star-Dust Neglected by all parties, and disgusted with all, Paine moved to a remote quarter of Paris, and took rooms in a house which had once belonged to Mme. de Pompadour. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 They also call attention to the fact that a History of Madame de Pompadour, by Mlle. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici "It is strange," said Madame de Pompadour later, "that two lovers should be born for me during the same season—a king and a poet." International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The prudent moderation of Abbe de Bernis, then in great favor with Madame de Pompadour, and managing the negotiations with Austria, had removed from the treaty of Versailles the most alarming clauses. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Wonderfully changed and enlarged, it became the residence of Madame de Pompadour. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Then he was presented to the clever Marquise de Pompadour, whom he found having her hair done up in the way which is still known by her name to every woman in the world. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf These Memoirs," say the French editors, "give a faithful portrait of Madame de Pompadour.... Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour was born with noble instincts; her bitterest enemies have never denied that she possessed the most refined taste in all matters connected with the arts or letters. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Madame de Pompadour had just procured for herself a support in her obstinate bellicosity. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 But the Prince had taken her fingers and he kissed them quite as though they had been the finger-tips of the all-powerful Pompadour at Versailles yonder. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Inside there was more blue; the paper, in imitation of a Pompadour chintz, represented a trellis overgrown with morning-glories. L'Assommoir The second Minister, whom Madame de Pompadour liked, was the Abbé de Bernis. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici It would be a difficult matter to study the political system of Madame de Pompadour, if, indeed, she can be said to have acted on a system. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The good Abbé finally procured liberty for his captive, who became secretary to M. de Broglie's brother, and subsequently, on the death of Madame de Pompadour, commissioner of war. Books Fatal to Their Authors He has expressed his opinion concerning the Pompadour, to cite an instance, as freely as ever did the Comte de Maurepas. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes The fact remains that a sleeveless gown, cut in a Pompadour form, is far more of a revelation of figure than a low-necked dinner-dress properly made. Manners and Social Usages The Abbé had always the air of a protégé when he was in the company of Madame de Pompadour. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici That same day Madame de Pompadour's will was opened in his presence. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The district attorney was a short, thick-set, sallow-faced man, with bushy gray hair growing in the absurd "Pompadour" fashion, and a homely drooping mustache. Together Ah, yes, Gaston is undoubtedly a peer of France, but the Pompadour is queen of that kingdom. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes The costume of Monsieur le Marquis, and also of Madame la Marquise de Pompadour, are beneath my feet in the valise, Monsieur Renard. In and out of Three Normady Inns "I think I can assure you that, if you require such a promise from Madame de Pompadour, and if it can produce no ill consequence to the King's service, she will give it you." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici This hotel of Madame de Pompadour has since then been inhabited by illustrious hosts, for it is better known at the present day under the designation of the Elysée Bourbon, or rather the Elysée National. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 And roses! roses, soft as vair, Round sylvan statues and the old Stone dial—Pompadours, that wear Their royalty of purple and gold With wanton air…. Poems Ah, I have it now, monsieur,—Frederick of Prussia has published verses against the Pompadour which she can never pardon—eh, against the Czaritza, too! Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes He was now M. le Marquis de Pompadour—under the heart-shaped arch of the great trees, he was standing, resplendent in laces, in glistening satins, leaning on a rusty, dull-jewelled sword. In and out of Three Normady Inns He soon overtook us, and seated himself in Madame de Pompadour's carriage, in which were, I think, Madame de Château-Rénaud, and Madame de Mirepoix. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici The Duc de Choiseul, after replacing him in the good graces of Madame de Pompadour, succeeded also to his portfolio as minister. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 How such a fellow would have kissed the ground before a Pompadour, or waited for hours in a Buckingham’s antechamber, only to catch the faintest beam of reflected light from royalty. Friends in Council — First Series So the Pompadour has kindly tendered him the loan of certain dragoons? Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I, such as you see me, I have dressed Madame de Polignac's hair; my father dressed Madame du Barry's; my grandfather, Madame de Pompadour's. The Companions of Jehu Madame de Pompadour, as she told me, turned away her head with horror; and the little Maréchale gaily said, "This is indeed enough to make one's mouth water." Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici It would frequently happen, too, that Madame de Pompadour who could not receive the guests of Quesnai in her own apartments, would ascend to those of her physician to see and chat with them. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Such, the doings in the colony in the days of La Pompadour. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present Meanwhile he was a prisoner, Pelham's hands were tied, and Newcastle was a fool, and the Pompadour was disastrously remote from being a fool. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes It stands at the entrance of the village of M�nard, and was once the favourite residence of Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot We do not hear anything further from the Beggar Maid, after she became queen; but the famous Pompadour became the most powerful figure of her day in all France, not excepting the king himself. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Madame de Pompadour passed her last days in a state of deep dejection. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 In those blighting days, in which Madame de Pompadour reigned in France, and Madame Pean in Quebec, rings and public robbery flourished in Canada; but among high officials, all were not corrupt. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present While she lavished favors upon them,--sometimes to the disgust of the old nobility,--she was never ruled by them, as James was by Buckingham, and Louis XV. by Madame de Pompadour. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers With a stroke of the pen Verty added the waving hair, brushed back a la Pompadour the foam of lace around the neck, and the golden drop in the little ear. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier Madame de Pompadour's elevation to power was the result neither of chance nor of romance. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Quesnai was, as we know, the friend of Madame de Pompadour; but he was at the same time the friend of Madame d'Estrade. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 The Duc de Choiseul himself had owed his promotion to her predecessor, Madame de Pompadour, and those who hoped to supplant him saw in a similar influence the best prospect of attaining their end. The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France After his death the country was virtually ruled by the King's mistress, Madame de Pompadour, who displaced ministers at her pleasure, and who encouraged unbounded extravagance. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Her sleeves are ornamented with fluttering ribbons, and her hair is brushed back in the fashion now styled Pompadour, but quite unpowdered. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier Whether it was from ambition, or from tenderness, Madame de Pompadour had a regard for her daughter, which seemed to proceed from the bottom of her heart. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici "Not only," said Madame de Pompadour; one day to the Abbé de Bernis,—"not only have I all the nobility at my feet, but even my lap-dog is weary of their fawnings." International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 No woman ever ruled with more absolute sway, from Queen Esther to Madame de Pompadour, than did the widow of the profane and crippled Scarron. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women I single out Madame de Pompadour from the crowd of erring and infirm females who bartered away their souls for the temporary honors of Versailles. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Her hair trained back—as Redbud's was—in the fashion called La Pompadour; her red-heeled rosetted shoes—her silken gown—all this was plainly the costume of a courtly maiden. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier The King paid him great attention, and so did Madame de Pompadour. Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici Could not the eighteenth be with more justice designated the century of Voltaire and Madame de Pompadour? International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Those beauties who lure to ruin, as did the Sirens, are ever heartless and selfish,--like Cleopatra and Madame de Pompadour. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Madame de Maintenon had maintained her ascendency over Louis XIV. by the exercise of those virtues which extorted his respect, but Madame de Pompadour by the faculty of charming the senses. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers Their most powerful and bitter foe was a woman,--the mistress of Louis XV., the infamous Madame de Pompadour. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06 Renaissance and Reformation The Pompadours of the world have only a brief reign, and at last become repulsive. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements Appleyard had caught sight of his two fellow inmates of the Pompadour at the very moment in which Allerdyke espied them. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation She was the dispenser of court favors, as Mesdames de Maintenon and Pompadour were in France. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Never was there a period or a country in Christendom more frivolous, pleasure-seeking, sceptical, irreligious, vain, conceited, and superficial than during the reign of Madame de Pompadour. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers The enthusiasm with which you speak of a Pompadour, a Catherine the Second, and all the other selfish, frivolous, cruel women, carries me away and takes hold of my soul. Venus in Furs Maria Theresa later stooped to call Madame de Pompadour her cousin. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Then, with the shortest of leave-takings, the two officers hurried away from the Pompadour, the chief carrying the little parcel tightly grasped in his right hand. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation During twenty years of his reign the king was wholly under the influence of the notorious Madame de Pompadour. General History for Colleges and High Schools There he saw the hollow grandeur of the decaying monarchy and the immoral glories of Pompadour. Lectures and Essays "You will end by making of me a despot in miniature, a domestic Pompadour." Venus in Furs Madame de Pompadour sent him billets on that thick smooth vellum paper of hers, sealed with the arms of France. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Once outside the Pompadour Hotel the chief and his subordinate hurried at a great pace towards the Lancaster Gate entrance to Kensington Gardens. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Again and again I found myself regarding it as a powdered coiffure of the Pompadour period and wondering why Madame wore no patches. Bat Wing Louis XV. used to ride by the side of Madame de Pompadour hat in hand. Biographical Essays Madame de Pompadour soon learned the difference between the old-fashioned Spanish rouge, with which the ladies of Madrid colored their cheeks, and the rouge of the ladies of Paris. The Eve of the French Revolution We have heard how the Prince used to treat Madame de Pompadour, burning her billets unanswered. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Now, to-morrow morning, get your cab early—put your friend in it—dressed up, of course—and at half-past nine to the very minute drive slowly past the front door of the Pompadour. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation I have tried to find him, for he is the secret agent of La Pompadour, and if I had one plausible reason to weigh with him— But I have none, unless you can give it. The Seats of the Mighty, Complete I have tried to find him, for he is the secret agent of La Pompadour, and if I had one plausible reason to weigh with him—- But I have none, unless you can give it. The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 2 The name is evocative of stately days and traditions, and Mildred fancied herself a king's mistress—La Pompadour. Celibates Mrs. C. wore also a white bodice, cut bias, with Pompadour sleeves, flounced with ruches; low neck, with the inside handkerchief not visible, with white kid gloves. Sketches New and Old, Part 3. "You forget that I've got to look in at the Pompadour last thing to see if those two are there as usual," remarked Appleyard. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation “If only Tibbie wasn’t—if—we could talk about it,” she sighed, as she pinned on her little cap of lace above the hair dressed high à la Pompadour. Janice Meredith The beautiful Madame Liadieres shone in a quadrille of light cavalry men of the time of Louis XV, and shepherdesses dressed a la Pompadour. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville There was a pastel "batiste de soie" Pompadour robe, embroidered with cream silk flowers, which had cost one thousand dollars. The Metropolis This was M. Jadin, who, though he was old enough to be able to say that he remembered seeing Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, was still vigorous beyond belief. My Life — Volume 1 Second, if they both return, or either of them returns to the Pompadour to-night. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation Her handsome oval face and towering grey hair induced her to cultivate an antique pose, with a view to resembling "La Pompadour." South Wind They went to the music-hall, and afterwards to the Pompadour Cafe. Women in Love "Sire, the Marquise de Pompadour directed me to present your majesty with her most obedient and submissive greetings, and to assure you of her reverence and heart-felt devotion." Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends And think of Louis XV., the spendthrift king, with his Pompadour and his Du Barry! The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin The Pompadour Private Hotel, like most establishments of its class in Bayswater, was a place of peace and of comparative solitude during the greater part of the day. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation La Pompadour stood for something courtly and powdered. South Wind Madame de Pompadour, as she told me, turned away her head with horror; and the little Marechale gaily said, "This is indeed enough to make one's mouth water." Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe — Complete The son of the dauphin is a noble youth, and although his father was unfriendly to Austria, Choiseuil and La Pompadour are for us. Joseph II. and His Court Did you not know that it was the Marquise de Pompadour who gave occasion for this war? Frederick the Great and His Family So it had better be near the Pompadour—somewhere in that district, anyhow. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation The Duchess had all the aplomb of La Pompadour, but not much of her French accent. South Wind Remember the Marquise de Pompadour, neglected and scorned as you, until a king loved her, and she became the wife of a king, and all France bowed down to her. Old Fritz and the New Era One cannot condescend to Du Barry as we did to La Pompadour. Joseph II. and His Court This is Madame Pompadour's opinion; it must, therefore, be true. Frederick the Great and His Family "One of them, the chauffeur, is hanging about the Pompadour," replied Appleyard. The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation True to her ideal of La Pompadour, that lady did not mind how many men danced attendance on her—the more the merrier. South Wind You will never venture to play the little Pompadour here, nor anything else but what your dishonor allows you; otherwise you will have to deal with me! Old Fritz and the New Era Your majesty once condescended to write to La Pompadour. Joseph II. and His Court He wrote a letter, supposed to be from the Marquise de Pompadour to the Queen of Hungary, in which the inexplicable friendship between the virtuous empress and the luxurious mistress of Louis was mischievously portrayed. Frederick the Great and His Family At night the staff sat down to dinner in a salon where the portraits of a great family of France, in silks and satins and Pompadour wigs, looked down upon their khaki. Now It Can Be Told This was the heyday of Madame de Pompadour, the King's mistress. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars The skirts of Elegabalus, the wigs and rouge pots of Madame Pompadour, the crucifix of Machiavelli and the innocent smile of Fernando Wood stand for something horribly and vastly false in the people about them. Eben Holden, a tale of the north country First,—`Monsieur de Maurepas—a statesman who has steadily opposed the policy advocated by La Pompadour.' Joseph II. and His Court The empress had established a court of virtue and modesty in Vienna, and this tribunal could hardly receive the Pompadour graciously. Frederick the Great and His Family No! no man could guess that my official despatches have been answered by the Marquise de Pompadour! The Golden Dog Bougainville saw the Marchioness, Madame de Pompadour, and read to her some of Montcalm's letters. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars Matters of state and of might, Things that great ministers do; Things that, maybe, overthrew Those in whose brains they began; Here was the sign and the cue,— This was the Pompadour's fan! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 "So the Empress-Queen of Austria and Hungary writes with her own hand to her beloved cousin La Pompadour!" Joseph II. and His Court France—that is to say, Louis the Fifteenth—France—that is to say, the Marquise de Pompadour, hated the King of Prussia manfully. Frederick the Great and His Family He knew it was the intrigues of this girl which had caused La Pompadour suddenly to declare for peace in order to watch the King more surely in his palace. The Golden Dog "The king," said Mme. de Pompadour, "would sign away a million without thinking of it, but he would scarcely bestow a hundred louis out of his own little treasury." The Ancient Regime Picture above, if you can, Eyes that could melt as the dew,— This was the Pompadour's fan! The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 The ministers of Louis XV., who were adverse to our alliance, are about to retire, and the Duke de Choiseul, our firm friend and the favorite of Mme. de Pompadour, will replace Richelieu. Joseph II. and His Court The less disposed he was to mingle in politics, the more Maria Theresa, Elizabeth of Russia, Augustus of Saxony, and the Marquise de Pompadour agitated the subject. Frederick the Great and His Family A massive gold epergne of choicest Italian art, the gift of La Pompadour, stood on the centre of the table. The Golden Dog |
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