"Laissez passer" Quotes from Famous Books
... voices, jabbering with inconceivable swiftness, shriek into your ear, "Dis way, sare; are you for ze' 'Otel of Rhin?' 'Hotel de l'Amiraute!'—'Hotel Bristol,' sare!—Monsieur, 'l'Hotel de Lille?' Sacr-rrre 'nom de Dieu, laissez passer ce petit, monsieur! Ow mosh loggish ave ... — The Paris Sketch Book Of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh • William Makepeace Thackeray
... means an easy thing to get lessons from Chopin, that indeed many had journeyed to Paris for the purpose and failed even to get sight of him. To guard Lenz against such a mishap, Liszt gave him a card with the words "Laissez passer, Franz Liszt" on it, and advised him to call on Chopin at two o'clock. The enthusiastic amateur was not slow in availing himself of his artist friend's card and advice. But on reaching his destination he was met in the anteroom by a male servant—"an article ... — Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician - Volume 1-2, Complete • Frederick Niecks |