bonne bouche
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On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023
"Now it's your turn, Goualeuse," said the Chourineur; "I keep my history till last, as a bonne bouche."
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
Your Highness must pardon an old invalid if he retires with the memory of that witty tale in his mind as a bonne bouche.'
From A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hay, Marie, Hon. (Agnes Blanche Marie)
A Frenchman, employed as one of the butchers, had drawn out the dainty and placed it by his side, as a bonne bouche when his work was over.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
I am afraid I must own they were given as a bonne bouche to my Virginian nightingale, who seemed highly to approve of this addition to his daily fare.
From Wild Nature Won By Kindness by Brightwen, Elizabeth
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