"Roquefort" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... dyspeptic. In the midst of such luxury, and under the eye of a well-paid butler, M. Godefroy could only eat a couple of boiled eggs and nibble a little mutton chop. The man of money trifled with dessert—took only a crumb of Roquefort—not more than two cents' worth. Then the door opened and an overdressed but charming little child—young Raoul, four years old—the son of the company director, entered the room, accompanied by ...
— The Lost Child - 1894 • Francois Edouard Joachim Coppee
... have not always lived in England; my ancestors were French, and lived at Chateau Roquefort, in the province of La Vendee. When the great insurrection broke out in the year 1792, my grandfather, Philippe de Roquefort, was one of the leading insurgents against the Republic. For a time the insurrection was successful, and the Republican generals were driven across the Loire. But at last ...
— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various |
