She knew that the Greek and Roman ladies were painted with the purple that came from the _murex_, and that therefore our scarlet is the purple of the ancients; that there was more saffron in the rouge of Spain, and more cochineal in that of France.
She saw how they made her stockings by loom; and the machine transported her with amazement.
Everyone threw himself on the volumes like the daughters of Lycomedes on the ornaments of Ulysses; every one immediately found all he sought.

Those who were at law were surprised to see their affair decided.

The king read all about the rights of his crown.

"But upon my word," he said, "I can't tell why they spoke so ill of this book." "Do you not see, sire," said the Duke de Nivernois, "it is because the book is so good; people never cry out against what is mediocre or common in anything.

If women seek to throw ridicule on a new arrival, she is sure to be prettier than they are." All this time they kept on turning over the leaves; and the Count de C---- said aloud--"Sire, how happy you are, that under your reign men should be found capable of understanding all the arts and transmitting them to posterity.