ancienne noblesse
Americannoun
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Some one who was present whispered that it was an interview between the last of the ancienne noblesse and the first citizen bourgeois.
From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth
Talleyrand said that, to know what an enjoyable thing life was capable of being, one must have been a member of the ancienne noblesse before the Revolution.
From Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences by Russell, George William Erskine
It happened that an English nobleman, who lately visited France, had shewn much kindness to one of the ancienne noblesse during his stay in England.
From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir
All I have seen of it I like extremely, but we hear from all sides that we see only the best of Paris,—the men of literature and the ancienne noblesse.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
A great change, however, has lately been observed, perhaps because he has married a young and pretty girl belonging to the ancienne noblesse.
From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by Stirling, A. M. W.
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