embarras de richesses
Example Sentences
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Truly it may be said he has an embarras de richesses!
From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Waller, Horace
It was an embarras de richesses rarely met with; and in the rich and precious braids the ivory fingers were clutched, dishevelling them, tearing at them, in the excess of pain.
From Dr. Dumany's Wife by Jókai, Mór
If the field of literature connected with Corsica was found barren when examined in prospect of this expedition, that of Sardinia presented an embarras de richesses.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
It seems to be an embarras de richesses," said Meredith laughing, "and I do not wonder.
From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan
I really am afraid to enter more at large upon this theme, from a literal embarras de richesses.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
