"Emigre" Quotes from Famous Books
... Un emigre francais, se voyant oblige de passer l'hiver dans un village de Westphalie, voulut acheter du bois, dont il avait grand besoin. Il en voit passer sur une charrette, et il le marchande. Le voiturier, s'apercevant qu'il a affaire a un etranger, ... — French Conversation and Composition • Harry Vincent Wann
... from Wier, in Delaware. You could hardly call her a typical American woman. Old French emigre family. Probably better blood than the Coburgs a few generations back. That priggish young fellow is her son. Going to be an ... — Frances Waldeaux • Rebecca Harding Davis |