La Vallière
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It seemed impossible that she could refine herself to a La Vallière.
From Sacred and Profane Love by Bennett, Arnold
“So, Mons. de Bossuet,” said La Vallière, as he handed her to her carriage—“so, then, his Majesty has exiled me, ‘par la peur du diable.’”
From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Lever, Charles James
Or perhaps it is La Vallière that the reader of Vingt Ans Après is inclined to flee.
From Memories and Portraits by Stevenson, Robert Louis
In France among queens—de la main gauche—she had in charm but one predecessor, Agnes Sorel, and but one superior, La Vallière.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
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