Gloire

The Gloire is a steam-frigate cased in five-inch plates; she is two hundred and fifty feet in length by twenty-one in width, mounts thirty-eight rifled fifty-pounders, is moved by engines of nine hundred horse-power, is manned by six hundred men, has a speed of twelve and a half knots, and a capacity for five days 'coal, -- a capacity which might be easily increased by a little more breadth of beam, but which is sufficient for a passage to Algiers, or along the coast of Spain,

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Various

Armour-clads, first modern sea-going: the "Gloire" (French), 211; the "Warrior" (British), 213

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

It might be more truly said of the "Gloire" that she could have met single-handed and destroyed the British Channel or Mediterranean Fleet of the day.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

a 'Gloire' rose near the drawing-room window that wants cutting back

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

a 'Gloire' rose near the drawing-room window that wants cutting back

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

a 'Gloire' rose near the drawing-room window that wants cutting back

God's Good Man Marie Corelli 1889

I am currently reading "La Gloire de mon Père", by Marcel Pagnol.

fifille - French Word-A-Day 2009

Absent that, he fears, France, already paying a 0.5% premium over German bunds, will lose its triple-A rating, which would have a negative effect on "La Gloire Fran aise," even more important to Mr. Sarkozy's constituents than higher interest rates.

For All the Talking G-20 Leaders Do, the Bond Vigilantes Are in Charge 2010

One panel celebrates that southwest France had become the world leader in foie gras production: Au sommet de la Gloire gastronomique ce joyau de la nature.

The Foie Gras Wars Mark Caro 2009

I am currently reading "La Gloire de mon Père", by Marcel Pagnol.

fifille - French Word-A-Day 2009