"Billard" Quotes from Famous Books
... Europe was accomplished without any disaster. While the ships were refitting, Nigel, accompanied by Monsieur Billard, captain of the Vesta, one of the ships of the squadron, made a journey to Rouen, where the admiral had come to meet a number of persons who proposed embarking. The advantages to be gained in the new colony had spread among the Protestants of France, and persons of all ranks and from all quarters ... — Villegagnon - A Tale of the Huguenot Persecution • W.H.G. Kingston
... historical buildings in the monastery and the Billard, the rest being all of quite modern origin. The monastery is a picturesque pile of grey stone, nestling under a lofty rock, on which is perched the identical round tower, or "kula," to give it its local name, on which the heads ... — The Land of the Black Mountain - The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro • Reginald Wyon |