"Carte" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... . . Remarques sur la carte de l'ancienne Gaule tire des commentaires de Cesar par le Sr Sanson d'Abbeville. AParis, chez la veuve Jean Camusat et Pierre Le ...
— The Library of William Congreve • John C. Hodges
... free—if but barely—from his incessant attack. More than once he pricked me. A high thrust which I diverted too late with the parade of tierce drew blood freely. He fleshed me again on the riposte by a one-two feint in tierce and a thrust in carte. ...
— A Daughter of Raasay - A Tale of the '45 • William MacLeod Raine
... room," Trent answered decidedly, "and you must arrange it somehow. I'll give you carte blanche as to what you serve, but it ...
— A Millionaire of Yesterday • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... it was a different question for the women, wives of the senators and deputies. We finally arrived at a solution by inviting only the wives I knew. We had an indignant response from one gentleman: "M. X., Depute, ne valsant qu'avec sa femme, a l'honneur de renvoyer la carte d'invitation que le Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres et Madame Waddington lui ont adressee pour la soiree du 28...." (Mr. X., Deputy, who waltzes only with his wife, has the honour to send back the card of invitation which the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Madame Waddington ...
— My First Years As A Frenchwoman, 1876-1879 • Mary King Waddington
... some specific reason and all that is necessary in the present instance is to discover this reason. First of all, the child may be merely hungry, in which case you should at once ask the porter to bring you the a la carte menu. You should then carefully go over the list of dishes with the infant, taking care to spell out and explain such names as he may not understand. "How would you like some nice assorted hors d'oeuvres?" you say. "Waaaaa!" says the baby. "No hors d'oeuvres," you say to ...
— Perfect Behavior - A Guide for Ladies and Gentlemen in all Social Crises • Donald Ogden Stewart
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