"Manque" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... reflection, and it is time that I should conclude. I meant to have written you a letter as light as your own; if I have failed, it is no wonder.—"Notre coeur est un instrument incomplet—une lyre ou il manque des cordes, et ou nous sommes forces de rendre les accens de la joie, sur le ton ...
— Falkland, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
... his cap with perfect politeness, while Mrs. Granton smiled, nodded, and kissed her pretty hand to us. "Yes," he answered; "for the present. We retire from the game. The fact of it is, it's a trifle too thin: this is a coup manque." ...
— An African Millionaire - Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay • Grant Allen |
