riviere

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Car ne me soi aillors déduire Plus bel que sus cele rivière.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

Un jour d’été, où tout était lumière,    Vie et douceur, Elle s’en vint jouer dans la rivière    Avec sa sœur.

From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest

The term fell into disuse about the time of the Revolution, and the proper name in France for a string of diamonds at that period was rivière.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard

"Le général remonta ensuite la rivière, et visita toute la province jusqu'à ce qu'il fut arrivé à Tiguex."

From Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I by Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse

As for Keturah Vanhansen, she wore her rivière of diamonds, dripping, dancing, flashing like water that was perpetually flowing, and yet, by some enchantment, arrested in its flow in glorious suspension.

From A Houseful of Girls by Tytler, Sarah