Her tone, however, did not vary, and she preached la belle galanterie to some who went a little beyond it. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the French Salons] Reference
She resolved to cast aside reflection, to dry her tears, and she took a thick folio volume placed upon a table inlaid with enamel and medallions; it was the 'Astree' of M. d'Urfe -- a work 'de belle galanterie' adored by the fair prudes of the court. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In all commissions, whether from men or women, point de galanterie, bring them in your account, and be paid to the uttermost farthing; but if you would show them une galanterie, let your present be of something that is not in your commission, otherwise you will be the Commissionaire banal of all the women of Saxony. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman] Reference
Menuetto, too, presents us something other than a pleasant galanterie. From Wordnik.com. [Audiophile Audition Headlines] Reference
I forgot to tell you of another galanterie I have had, - a portrait of Queen Elizabeth left here while I was out of town. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2] Reference
I also, before going to bid him adieu, had written him what I thought was a charming letter, congratulating him on the "galanterie de ses troupes.". From Wordnik.com. [The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915] Reference
The booth of galanterie wares, the goldsmith's, and the confectioner's, most of them constructed of canvas, some few of them of wood, were points of great attraction. From Wordnik.com. [O. T. a Danish Romance] Reference
At three o'clock I go to the Mainzer Hof (an hotel) to a Dutch officer, to give him lessons in galanterie playing and thorough bass, for which, if I mistake not, he gives me four ducats for twelve lessons. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01] Reference
Longmore heard the little old gentleman uttering some old - fashioned epigram about "la vieille galanterie francaise" -- then by a sudden impulse he looked at Madame de Mauves and wondered what she was doing in such a world. From Wordnik.com. [Madame De Mauves] Reference
But as the Countess had an air of grandeur, understood better than any one else the art of receiving, passed even for having been beloved by one of the sons of Louis Philippe, the neighboring nobility bowed down to her, and her salon held the first place in the county, the only one which preserved the traditions of the viel le galanterie and to which the entreé was difficult. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories] Reference
(an hotel) to a Dutch officer, to give him lessons in galanterie playing and thorough bass, for which, if I mistake not, he gives me four ducats for twelve lessons. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
Biccause tha'z ab-out a girl what billieve 'a man's in love to her, biccause he pay her those li'l' galanterie of high life -- li'l 'pol-ite figtion' -- what every man --- unless he's marrie '-- egspect to pay to every girl, to make thing' pleasant, you know?. From Wordnik.com. [The Flower of the Chapdelaines] Reference
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