"Domicile" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... with the treasures of art, including many of the chefs d'oeuvres of the great masters, and many valuable paintings are placed on the floor for want of room to suspend them against the wainscot. I may here observe, that his present domicile does not exactly correspond with that described as his former "castle" in London, inasmuch as it is part of a royal residence, it being on the second floor, on one side of the quadrangle of the Palais ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 265, July 21, 1827 • Various
... barren aspect of the painting-room did not promise much for the accommodation or comfort of Mr. Lovel's domicile. ...
— The Lovels of Arden • M. E. Braddon
... equipped to suit the needs of the occupant, are being placed at intervals on advantageous sites in the woods, tree-screened and far enough apart to insure quiet and privacy, but sufficiently near to give that comfortable sense of human comradeship and safety. There is a common domicile at the foot of "Hill Crest," called "The Lower House," presided over by a capable housekeeper, where the workers sleep, breakfast, dine and recreate in the evening; but after breakfast, provided with a simple lunch, each hies away happily to his own studio to spend the day in alternate working ...
— Edward MacDowell • Elizabeth Fry Page
... in fact, the four friends arrived punctually at the hour, each from his own abode or occupation. Porthos had been trying a new horse; D'Artagnan was on guard at the Louvre; Aramis had been to visit one of his penitents in the neighborhood; and Athos, whose domicile was established in the Rue Guenegaud, found himself close at hand. They were, therefore, somewhat surprised to meet altogether at the door of the Hermitage, Athos starting out from the Pont Neuf, Porthos ...
— Twenty Years After • Alexandre Dumas, Pere
... ainsi pendant quelques jours; puis, un matin, son pre, fatigu de ses rugissements domicile, l'envoya rugir en apprentissage, et je ...
— Le Petit Chose (part 1) - Histoire d'un Enfant • Alphonse Daudet
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