canaille

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He knew nothing of that silent middle class that struggled between genteel poverty and the impossible desire of emulating the golden canaille to which he himself belonged.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

"All canaille, but--not all like that, or we had some strange bed-fellows indeed!"

From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Weyman, Stanley J.

Even if he did not feel the desire to attend formal services, he seemed, like Voltaire, to feel that they were salutary, if only to furnish the canaille with the will to obey authority.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

The canaille have taken to parade the streets, singing and shouting their odious songs, and Jocasse has suffered much from the disturbance.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

"Cette canaille de R�publique!" murmured in my ear, as we drove off, my friend and host, whose sympathies were entirely with the ancien r�gime.

From A New Medley of Memories by Hunter-Blair, David