"Manche" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... V. despair; lose all hope, give up all hope, abandon all hope, relinquish all hope, lose the hope of, give up the hope of, abandon the hope of, relinquish the hope of; give up, give over; yield to despair; falter; despond &c (be dejected) 837; jeter le manche apres la cognee [Fr.]. inspire despair, drive to despair &c n.; disconcert; dash one's hopes, crush one's hopes, destroy one's hopes; hope against hope. abandon; resign, surrender, submit &c 725. Adj. hopeless, desperate, despairing, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... ruled long after England lost Normandy. A province of British people, speaking still the Norman-French that the Conqueror spoke; such is the island of Jersey, which, with Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm, and Jethou, form what we call the Channel Isles, and the French call the Iles de la Manche. ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker
... le bon homme! nous l'avons dans notre manche.[240] C'est le meilleur humain, la meilleure pate d'homme.[241].. Vous m'en direz ...
— A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux • Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
... which was simpler and smaller than the other Imperial castles, the Emperor had a taste of domestic life. He reached there May 13, and left on the 22d, to make a trip through Normandy. Marie Louise was so urgent that at last he decided to take her with him. The departments of Calvados and La Manche greeted them with the utmost enthusiasm. The Emperor celebrated his stay at Caen by granting favors and conferring benefits. Many young men of good family were appointed ensigns; one hundred and thirty ...
— The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise • Imbert De Saint-Amand
... from Onslow in Shropshire, has adopted the excellent motto festina lente, "on slow." The famous name Sacheverell is latinised as De Saltu Capellae, of the kid's leap. This agrees with the oldest form Sau-cheverell, which is probably from a French place called Sault-Chevreuil du Tronchet (Manche). The fact that Napier of Merchiston had for his device n'a pier, no equal, does not make it any the less true that his ancestors were, like Perkin Warbeck's parents, "really, ...
— The Romance of Words (4th ed.) • Ernest Weekley
... say," says Barnes, addressing Florac in French, on which he piqued himself, "que vous avez un tel manche a votre nom, et que vous ne ...
— The Newcomes • William Makepeace Thackeray
... once more coming back towards European seas. In rounding the Emerald Isle, for one instant I caught sight of Cape Clear, and the light which guides the thousands of vessels leaving Glasgow or Liverpool. An important question then arose in my mind. Did the Nautilus dare entangle itself in the Manche? Ned Land, who had re-appeared since we had been nearing land, did not cease to question me. How could I answer? Captain Nemo remained invisible. After having shown the Canadian a glimpse of American shores, was he going to show me the coast ...
— Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea • Jules Verne
... the abbey of St. Sauveur le Vicomte, are situated within a very short distance of the castle of the same name, in the department of La Manche, near the western extremity of Normandy, about eighteen miles south of Valognes, and fifty north of Coutances. The addition of the term Vicomte, to the appellation of this domain, may have been owing to a two-fold cause;—to denote the importance of its possessor, and to distinguish ...
— Architectural Antiquities of Normandy • John Sell Cotman
... early as 1849 he was reported to have said to a friend: "Quand je coup se fera je vous en previens, c'est moi qui le ferai."* Another of his mots has often been quoted** and is most characteristic of the man: "S'il y a un coup de balai, je tacherai d'etre du cote du manche." ...
— Maximilian in Mexico - A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 • Sara Yorke Stevenson
... und herzinniglich, Robin Adair! Tausendmal gr ich dich! Robin Adair! Hab' ich doch[19-2] manche Nacht Schlummerlos zugebracht, Immer ...
— Eingeschneit - Eine Studentengeschichte • Emil Frommel |
