bon viveur

Charles II earned the nickname “the Merry Monarch” because of his dalliances with multiple mistresses and his indulgence in a hedonistic, bon viveur lifestyle.

Souness described his former teammate as “a charming man, bon viveur, great stories. He enjoyed a year at Liverpool, when we had a glory year and he was a big part of that.”

I used to imagine that somewhere beyond the horizon there was a French version of me, a bon viveur enjoying better weather, better clothes, better friends: chic, debonair, nonchalant, hanging out in cafés and brasseries, quaffing aperitifs, maybe Champagne, living with elan and panache; living une vie en rose.

A noted bon viveur, Mr Aso is known to love a cigar after a good meal.

Holly was a veritable bon viveur in life and I’m sure she’d never let a little thing like death get in the way of her having a laugh.