The late Vicomte de Brimont, the recent head of the firm, was a collateral descendant of the Dom Ruinart, whose remains repose nigh to those of the illustrious Dom Perignon in the abbey church of Hautvillers.
Illustration] Over these vineyards there presided in 1670 a worthy Benedictine namedDom Perignon, who was destined to gain for the abbey a more world-wide fame than the devoutest of its monks or the proudest of its abbots.
It was in the marriage of our wines that their goodness consisted; and this Dom Perignon towards the end of his days became blind.
Paris, and that Dom Claude's influence quite overshadowed that of Olivier le Daim and Jacques Coictier, who, as was his habit, rudely took the king to task on that account.
For a long time, Gossip Tourangeau, intelligent as was his glance, had appeared not to understand Dom Claude.
At Dom Claude's proposition, the open and benign face of the poet had abruptly clouded over, like a smiling Italian landscape, when an unlucky squall comes up and dashes a cloud across the sun.
At the most, he gazed uneasily after Dom Claude when the latter ascended the staircase of the tower; but the archdeacon had abstained from presenting himself again before the gypsy's eyes.
It was not without difficulty that Dom Claude managed to hear what they were saying, through the humming of the blood, which was boiling in his temples.
Jehan accordingly recognized his brother; but the door had been opened so softly, that nothing warned Dom Claude of his presence.
I ask nothing better, Dom Claude; but what if I entangle myself in some villanous affair?
He was a regular devil, and a very disorderly one, who made Dom Claude scowl; but very droll and very subtle, which made the big brother smile.
When he had finished, Dom Claude took his hand and said coldly: "'Tis well.
By the way," exclaimed Dom Claude, "how is your royal patient?
The bellringer retreated several paces behind the archdeacon, and suddenly hurling himself upon him with fury, with his huge hands he pushed him by the back over into the abyss over which Dom Claude was leaning.
Then, addressing the archdeacon: "You are clever at your trade, Dom Claude, and you are no more at a loss over Hippocrates than a monkey is over a nut.
I do not want that devil of a man to find me," thought Gringoire; and he ran after Dom Claude.
He remembered that Dom Claude alone possessed a key to the staircase leading to the cell; he recalled his nocturnal attempts on the young girl, in the first of which he, Quasimodo, had assisted, the second of which he had prevented.
In 1535 he accompanied Dom Luis to the siege of Tunis, where he had the honour of refusing knighthood and reward at the hands of the great emperor Charles V.
After refusing several crowned heads in marriage, Costanca was at last persuaded to accept the hand of the infante Dom Pedro, son of Alphonso the Proud, king of Portugal.
Mariana listened a while, but the chamber of his work was as far from the lugubrious noises of the den of Dom Teruel as if it had been the Place of Eyes itself.
This is Caliqut, the most noble city discovered by the most illustrious prince Dom Manuel, King of Portugal.
He departed on July 8th, by order of King Dom Manuel, with four ships to discover India, viz.
In the year 1497 King Dom Manuel, the first of that name in Portugal, despatched four vessels to make discoveries and go in search of spices.
Well, Pablo," saidDom Diego to him, "you come from the convent?
Let us see," said Dom Diego, swelling cheeks with an important air.
You are rather slow in discovering that, Dom Diego," said the abbe.
But let us pass on," continued the doctor, preceding Dom Diego, who was fascinated and dazzled by a display entirely novel to him, for such wealth of game is unknown in Spain.
Well, courage, Dom Diego; this righteous vengeance will not tarry," said Abbe Ledoux.
I am going to prove, my dear abbe, both to you and to Dom Diego, that I advance nothing but what is strictly true.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dom" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
