单词 | bel esprit |
例句 | The remnants beyond the threshold were from an estate that belonged to George Bucknam Dorr, a Boston lawyer, philanthropist, trail builder, bel esprit and a founder of Acadia National Park. Restoring Acadia’s Trails 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Lord Philip Bellairs?—A proper gentleman; no fault in him; a bel esprit and an elegant courtier; pleased many, no doubt, but he did not please her overmuch. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z The poor's catechist has little bel esprit, but much saint esprit, much honesty, much truth, too much soft-heartedness, and infinite love. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Cavalier exiles like Waller, Cowley and Hobbes had come back from the winter of their discontent in Paris, and Saint-Evremond, the typical bel esprit and critic, settled long in England. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z No matter how clever or brilliant she may be, she does not seek tenir salon like the French female bel esprit. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Thus it will be seen that the Minister's daughter played her rôle of fine lady and bel esprit very fairly in an atmosphere so unlike the air that fine ladies breathe. Phoebe, Junior It forced him to resume the profession of a bel esprit, which he already began to loathe, and to take all the humiliating steps to get what was due to it from patrons. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation French etiquette and fashions came in and French phrases of convenience—such as coup de grace, bel esprit, etc.—began to appear in English prose. Brief History of English and American Literature For the bel esprit, so much envied, so much sought after, it is almost as ridiculous to pretend to it, as it is difficult to attain. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 It is like him; he poses as a bel esprit. Half A Chance It was not till about forty, when she had exhausted other excitements, that she took to bel esprit. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 She is a very youthful authoress, and a beauty as well as a bel esprit. The Idler in France Do you want to play the bel esprit, my dear good woman? Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe Marguerite de Valois, Madame de Pompadour, and Catherine de Medici "Pray, ma'am, has she come out, or is she simply bel esprit?" inquired the lady. Marriage The latter is author of the Life of Louis Onze; dresses like a dissenting minister, which I suppose is the livery of a bel esprit, and is much more impetuous than agreeable. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I French etiquette and fashions came in, and French phrases of convenience—such as coup de grace, bel esprit, etc.—began to appear in English prose. From Chaucer to Tennyson She was a bel esprit, and a dreadful Radical for those days. Vanity Fair It really requires the strength of Hercules, mind and body, to go through our labours, fashionable, political, bel esprit, altogether too much for mortal. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 I know not how this weary interval would have worn away, had it not been for the fortunate circumstance of our meeting with a bel esprit among the boarders there. Domestic Manners of the Americans A bel esprit, who whispered "Fame," And shook my card-house to the ground. The Poems of Schiller — Second period In this village lived a Jewish bookbinder, Simcha Kalimann, a wit and bel esprit, the oracle of the entire province, the living chronicle of his times and people. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 Amongst others a M. Perrin introduced himself to me; he had formerly been director of the Opera Comique, and was now a well-to-do bel esprit and painter, and later became director of the Grand Opera. My Life — Volume 2 She was a goddaughter of old Mary Wortley Montagu: and, like that famous old woman of the last century, made considerable pretensions to be a blue-stocking and a bel esprit. Barry Lyndon "Ah, bah!" said Poinsinet, who affected the bel esprit; "you don't mean to say that you believe in magic, and cabalas, and such trash?" The Paris Sketch Book Bussy-Rabutin was handsome, witty, brilliant, a bel esprit, a member of the Academie Francaise, and very much in love with his charming cousin, who clearly appreciated his talents, if not his character. The Women of the French Salons Raoul remained silent, for he was not prepared for the dignity of the bel esprit. Twenty Years After She defined a popular abbe who posed for a bel esprit, as a "fool rubbed all over with wit." The Women of the French Salons But this "pretended bel esprit" had socially the touch of genius. The Women of the French Salons This famous bel esprit played a very prominent part here. The Women of the French Salons It is said that this poet, critic, bel esprit, and courtly favorite, whom Rousseau calls "the daintiest pedant in the world," was never swayed by any emotion whatever. The Women of the French Salons Mythology, the chivalry of the Middle Ages, costumes, illuminations, scenic effects, the triumphs of the artists, the wit of the bel esprit—all that ingenuity could devise or money could buy was brought into service. The Women of the French Salons Those who wrote for amusement were careful to disclaim the title of bel esprit, and their works usually reached the public through accidental channels. The Women of the French Salons |
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