"Fon" Quotes from Famous Books
... Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ... — The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... he aye keepit the token, an' she wad tak' it oot an' luik at it, an' no' ask for sweeties or gang to sleep or greet, like ither bairns. And when she was deein', she askit for it, and she dee'd wi' it in her haun'. An' that verra nicht, when Donald an' me was sittin' fon'lin' her gowden curls an' biddin' ane anither no' to greet—for ae broken hairt can comfort anither broken hairt—he slippit the token frae oot her puir cauld wee haun', an' he read the writin' that's on't ... — St. Cuthbert's • Robert E. Knowles
... as un biais per la set: dins la rusco Tendro e jutouso d'uno busco, L'aguio de toun be cabusso e cavo un pous. Lou siro monto per la draio. T'amourres a la fon melicouso que raio, E dou ... — Social Life in the Insect World • J. H. Fabre
... a day or two, a handsome carriage drew up in front of Mrs. Scudder's cottage, and a brilliant party alighted. They were Colonel and Madame de Frontignac, the Abb Lfon, and Colonel Burr. Mrs. Scudder and her daughter, being prepared for the call, sat in afternoon dignity and tranquillity, in the ... — The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. IV, No. 22, Aug., 1859 • Various |