"Glace" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... want you to insist that aunt Gertrude and I ought to make the ascent of Montanvert and visit the Mer de Glace— before uncle ...
— The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel • Thomas Bailey Aldrich
... devant ma vie esteinte? Ne luira plus sur moi la flamme vive et sainte, Le zele flamboynt de la sainte maison? Je fais aux saints autels holocaustes des restes, De glace aux feux impurs, et de napthe aux celestes: Clair et ...
— French Lyrics • Arthur Graves Canfield
... est doux, qu'il est doux d'ecouter les histoires Des histoires du temps passe Quand les branches des arbres sont noires, Quand la neige est essaisse, et charge un sol glace, Quand seul dans un ciel pale un peuplier s'elance, Quand sous le manteau blanc qui vient de le cacher L'immobile corbeau sur l'arbre se balance Comme la girouette au ...
— Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Vol. I • Margaret Fuller Ossoli
... mortal hands fashioned it, or had it dropped down ready-made from a fairyland where good spirits gathered pieces of cloud and sea-foam, and blew them together for the benefit of happy girlhood! Elma looked at herself in the glass; looked back at the blue glace silk and black surah on the bed, and thanked Heaven for Cornelia Briskett! Indeed and indeed she would wear the "rucked net to-night, and look her best in the eyes of..." And she would send back the white lawn, and say—What should she say? Perhaps, after all, it would seem rather queer to keep ...
— Flaming June • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
... intention, as well as his sister's, was to go to Chamouni and the Mer de Glace, and to ask their nephew to act as guide. He was glad enough to avail himself of the opportunity for studying mountain scenery, but felt somewhat disappointed that I declined being one of the party, from ...
— Philip Gilbert Hamerton • Philip Gilbert Hamerton et al
... un mince chrystal l'hyver conduit leurs pas, Le precipice est sous la glace; Telle est de nos plaisirs la legere surface, Glissez, mortels; ...
— Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) • Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
... commendations. After very judiciously observing, that there is the same relation between romances and novels as between tragedy and comedy, he proceeds thus: 'Since all traditions must indisputably give glace to the drama, and since there is no possibility of giving that life to the writing, or repetition of a story, which it has in the action; I resolved in another beauty to imitate dramatic writing, namely, in the design, ...
— The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Vol. IV • Theophilus Cibber
... on the Mer de Glace, monsieur, the day before yesterday. I was bringing a party back from the Jardin, and just by the Moulin I saw two men very high up on the cliffs of the Blaitiere. I was astonished, for I had never seen any one upon those cliffs before. But I was quite sure. None of my party could see ...
— Running Water • A. E. W. Mason
... mince cristal l'hiver conduit leurs pas, Le precipice est sous la glace: Telle est de nos plaisirs la legere surface: Glissez, ...
— Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 - The Works Of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., In Nine Volumes • Samuel Johnson
... bomb glace mold in salt and ice. Remove the lid, and line the mold with a quart of well-made vanilla ice cream. Fill the centre with one half the recipe for Biscuit Glace mixture, that has been packed in a freezer until ...
— Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with - Refreshments for all Social Affairs • Mrs. S. T. Rorer
... Consomme Double en Tasse Fillet de Merlan a l'Anglaise Pommes Nature Caille Cocotte Armenienne Buffet Froid Salade Petit Glace Parisienne Friandises ...
— Europe After 8:15 • H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
... les rats mangeront les cas, Le roi sera seigneur d'Arras; Quand la mer, qui est grande et le(e Sera a la Saint-Jean gele(e, On verra, par-dessus la glace, Sortir ceux ...
— Notre-Dame de Paris - The Hunchback of Notre Dame • Victor Hugo
... at Cormayeur, and the day after I crossed the Col Ferrex to Orsieres, and on the next the Tete Noir to Chamounix. The Emperor Napoleon arrived the same day, and access to the Mer de Glace was refused to tourists; but, by scrambling along the Plan des Aiguilles, I managed to outwit the guards, and to arrive at the Montanvert as the imperial party was leaving, failing to get to the Jardin the same ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume VI • Various
... very fertile valley, about twenty miles long and five or six broad; a bright cold stream called the Fourche de Glace, or Ice River, runs through it. Its sheltered situation, embosomed in mountains, renders it good pasturaging ground in the winter time; when the elk come down to it in great numbers, driven out of the mountains by the snow. The Indians then resort to it to hunt. They likewise come to it in the summer ...
— The Adventures of Captain Bonneville - Digested From His Journal • Washington Irving
... candles fell on revolving tulle skirts, on girlish heads wreathed with modest blossoms, on the dashing aigrettes and ornaments of the young married women's coiffures, and on the glitter of highly glazed shirt-fronts and fresh glace gloves. ...
— The Age of Innocence • Edith Wharton
... it soon then, I hope," said the Professor, more blandly than ever, "for I intend to verify this experiment along with several others. I go to the Mer de Glace, perhaps as far as the ...
— Rivers of Ice • R.M. Ballantyne
... northward down Lake Valley, and, gathering tributaries from the summit ridges on either side of the valley, but especially from the higher western summits, it filled the basin of Lake Tahoe, forming a great "mer de glace," 50 miles long, 15 miles wide, and at least 2000 feet deep, and finally escaped northeastward to the plains. The outlets of this great "mer de glace" are yet imperfectly known. A part of the ice certainly escaped by Truckee ...
— The Lake of the Sky • George Wharton James
... solid rivers of ice which descend more or less far down the valleys. No one who has not seen a glacier can possibly realise what they are like. Fig. 20 represents the glacier of the Bluemlis Alp, and the Plate the Mer de Glace. ...
— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock
... fleurit par vous au Parnasse, Apollon languit, et nous glace, Sitot que vous l'avez quitte, Mieux que les traits les plus sublimes Vous allez verser sur mes rimes Le ...
— Ebrietatis Encomium - or, the Praise of Drunkenness • Boniface Oinophilus
... of Herr Baedeker, we travelled and climbed, chattering and singing as we went, in the direction of the Montenvert, whence we were to descend upon the Mer de Glace, and enjoy the spectacle ...
— At a Winter's Fire • Bernard Edward J. Capes
... and railway-stations," continued the orator. "He is still very young, but you may to some extent judge from the delicacy of his present work of the heights he will attain by diligence. Yasha!" A swarthy youth in a blue silk blouse and long glace boots, like a gipsy, came forward with a swagger, fingering the tassels of his belt, and merrily screwing up his big, impudent black ...
— Best Russian Short Stories • Various
... grated lemon rind for flavoring added with the sugar, or a bit of citron may be placed in the top of each bun when shaping. When taken from the oven, sprinkle the top of each with moist sugar if desired, or glace by ...
— Science in the Kitchen. • Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
... should be; that is, the square should be five inches on a side instead of two and one-half. After experimenting with this the shape may be varied to suit the taste. Stiff white paper should be used. Cases can be bought of restaurateurs. They are used for biscuit glace, ...
— Miss Parloa's New Cook Book • Maria Parloa
... now, first of all to Michaud's for some of his delicious biscuit glace! Our city friends are all away still, so there will be nothing for us to do but wander around, pour passer le temps until we go to ...
— Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 • Frances M.A. Roe
... he could have outdrunk, outridden.... His train of thought was abruptly terminated by a group unexpectedly occupying the smoking room. He saw Stephen Jannan, his wife Liza, the newly married young Jannans, and a strange woman in glace muslin and a black Spanish lace shawl about her shoulders. Stephen greeted him cordially. "Jasper, just at the moment for a waltz with—with Susan." The stranger blushed painfully, made an involuntary movement backward, and ...
— The Three Black Pennys - A Novel • Joseph Hergesheimer
... baked nothing, arid sandwiches, and the feeblest of sugary punch, are the only supports exhausted nature receives for the shock of the cotillon. I remember the stern reply of a friend of mine when I asked him to go with me to a brilliant reception,—"No! Man liveth not by biscuit-glace alone!" His heart was heavy for the steamed cherry-stones of Harvey and ...
— Castilian Days • John Hay
... Barege, Bengaline, Berber, Brocade, Brocatel, Bombazine, Chenille, Chiffon, China Silk, Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Eolienne, Foulard, Glace, India Silk, Japanese Silk, Jersey Cloth, Meteor, Moire, Mozambique, Organzine, Panne, Peau de Soie, Plush, Pongee, Popeline, Poplin, Figured Poplin, Terry Poplin, Sarsenet, Satin, Soleil, Taffeta, Tulle, Velour, Velvet, Velveteen, ...
— Textiles • William H. Dooley
... Pommes Naturelles Selle de Chevreuil a la Chipolata Ris de Veau en demi Deuil Poularde Salade & Compote Asperges en Branches S^{ce} Mousseline Glace Napolitaine Patisserie ...
— Home Life in Germany • Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
... where snow lies throughout the year; but the occurrence of a gentle slope, free of snow, and covered with plants, cannot but indicate a point below that of perpetual snow. Such is the case with the "Jardin" on the Mer de Glace, whose elevation is 9,500 feet, whereas that of perpetual snow is considered by Professor J. Forbes, our best authority, to be 8,500 feet. Though limited in area, girdled by glaciers, presenting a very gentle ...
— Himalayan Journals (Complete) • J. D. Hooker
... longue, que le fut celle de cette petite armee, et il fallut un courage francais et la constance de M. de Courcelles pour l'entreprendre * * * il fallait faire trois cent lieues sur les neiges, traverser continuellement sur la glace des lacs et des rivieres en danger de faire autant de chutes que de pas, ne coucher que sur la neige au milieu des forets, et souffrir un froid qui passe de beaucoup la rigueur des plus rudes ...
— Picturesque Quebec • James MacPherson Le Moine
... Hors d'[oe]vres. Consomme Parsanne. Creme d'asperges. Sole normande. Selle de mouton a l'anglaise. Jambon de York a la Zingara. Pommes maitre d'hotel. Poularde a la broche. Salade de saison. Glace marigan. or Gateaux ...
— Daisy Ashford: Her Book • Daisy Ashford
... ounces of almonds and pound to a paste; add 3 tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls of melted butter, 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon and the yolks of 2 eggs well beaten with 1 tablespoonful of rum. Add the beaten whites; fill the pie and bake in a moderate oven. Then make a glace. Mix 1 ounce of granulated sugar with 1 tablespoonful of cold water and let come to a boil. Put on the pie when ...
— 365 Foreign Dishes • Unknown
... be regretted that the indubitable advantage for the artist resulting from the cultivation of only a select audience, should be so sensibly diminished by the rare and cold expression of its sympathies. The GLACE which covers the grace of the ELITE, as it does the fruit of their desserts; the imperturbable calm of their most earnest enthusiasm, could not be satisfactory to Chopin. The poet, torn from his solitary inspiration, can only find it again in the interest, more than attentive, vivid and ...
— Life of Chopin • Franz Liszt
... mols; Il est plus durs que n'est un fers ... Tu es fieblette et tendre chose, Et es plus fresche que n'est rose; Tu es plus blanche que cristal, Que nief qui chiet sor glace en val. Mal cuple en fist le criatur; Tu es trop tendre et il trop dur ... Por co fait bon se treire a tei; ...
— A Literary History of the English People - From the Origins to the Renaissance • Jean Jules Jusserand
... sighed. "Gavarni, the Mer de Glace, and all that. I made that journey fifteen years ago with a friend of my family, the Duc de Casares, a Spaniard. I made his acquaintance at Biarritz in a most ...
— Jack - 1877 • Alphonse Daudet
... the so-called Mer de Glace in the Val de Chamounix and the Flegere, from which I obtained a most impressive view of Mont Blanc. However, my imagination was less busied with the ascent of that peak than with the spectacle I beheld when ...
— My Life, Volume II • Richard Wagner
... fingers. 1oz. of glace cherries. pint of double cream. oz. of amber gelatine melted in a little milk, or less than oz. of the opaque. 2 dessertspoonfuls of castor sugar. A few drops of essence ...
— The Skilful Cook - A Practical Manual of Modern Experience • Mary Harrison |
