"Boule" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... cristaux fort brillans et durs de quartz, ou bien seulement de ces derniers-ci. Par-fois il y a aussi du spath calcaire crystallise, mais cela est extremement rare. Quelque-fois enfin ces cavites sont remplies d'une noix de calcedoine. Je n'ai reussi qu'une seule fois en cassant un pareil silex en boule d'y trouver encore le ...
— Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) • James Hutton
... indicate the man, the apartments in which the visitor stood spoke eloquently of the marquis' taste. Eschewing the stiff, affected classicalism of the Empire style, the furniture was the best work of Andre Boule and Riesener; tables, with fine marquetry of the last century, made of tulip wood and mahogany; mirrors from Tourlaville; couches with tapestry woven in fanciful designs after Fragonard, in the looms of Beauvais—couches that were made for conversation, not repose; cabinets ...
— The Strollers • Frederic S. Isham |
