“ Dixon was not unconscious of this awed reverence which was given to her; nor did she dislike it; it flattered her as much as Louis the Fourteenth was flattered by his courtiers shading their eyes from… Elizabeth Gaskell
“ Every one is fond of comparing himself to something great and grandiose, as Louis XIV likened himself to the sun, and others have had like similes. I am more humble. I am a mere street scavenger (chif… François Magendie
“ Had you but seen it, I promise you, your high-minded principles would have melted like candle wax. Never would you have wished such beauty away. Jennifer Donnelly
