This is very just criticism of literary fairy tales, made in an age when we read of a professional faiseur des contes des fees vieux et modernes.
It is printed in the second volume of Dialogues des Morts Paris, 1718).
From Madame d'Aulnoy, then, descend the many artificial stories of the Cabinet des Fees, and among these the very prolix novel out of which Beauty and the Beast has been condensed takes a high place.
Lanterne Il veut nous faire prendre des vessies pour des lanternes = He would have us believe that the moon is made of green cheese.
Perle Nous ne sommes pas ici pour enfiler des perles = We are not here to trifle our time away.
Chose Dites bien des choses de ma part à votre frère = Remember me kindly to your brother.
Il se tenait à quatre pour ne pas lui dire des injures = It was as much as he could do not to abuse him.
Loin des yeux, loin du cœur = Out of sight, out of mind.
Het prachtige avondmael was juist nu afgerigt; Men kon ten allen kant de vreugdetoonen hooren; De groote zael des slots was als by dag verlicht, En 's grysaerds bittre klagt kwam hun gejuich niet stooren.
Les on-dits font la gazette des fous," rejoined Borodaile with a sneer.
Yes, sir, I have some curiously fine eau d'or and liqueur des files, besides the marasquino and curacoa.
Hugues Chassons des Aigues, who had a fresh scar on his nose—which was of the big and royal order—frowned and said proudly: “I can tell you things were hot at the Cascades.
It was when they were placing the statues on the Pont des Saints-Pères.
All the same,” said Chassons des Aigues, “we hit pretty hard at the Cascades.
Young Dellion, who owed him money, and Chassons des Aigues, who wanted to borrow some, carefully avoided any direct reply.
It would be better to bring things to a head at once,” declared Chassons des Aigues in accents of deep conviction.
We have the money,” repeated Chassons des Aigues thoughtfully.
Little must be said, but that little to the point,” continued Chassons des Aigues.
Chassons des Aigues, the President of the Nationalist Committee of Action, went up to Joseph Lacrisse.
There are some things that might go better,” said Hugues Chassons des Aigues.
At the same moment Mr. Gideon Hayle was sitting down to a charming little dinner at the Café des Princes, and was smiling to himself as he thought of the success that had attended the trick he had played upon me.
I agreed with him, and then suggested that we should amuse ourselves by endeavouring to find out how the dinner at the Café des Ambassadeurs was progressing.
I have an excellent memory for faces, and when I saw him to-night entering the Café des Ambassadeurs, I recognized him immediately.
Well, I think I will be somewhere near the Café des Ambassadeurs to-night just to make sure of my man.
I find that he's struck up a sudden acquaintance with a lady named Mademoiselle Beaumarais, and that they are to dine together at the Café des Ambassadeurs to-night.
They are dining at the Café des Ambassadeurs to-night, did you say?
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