The taxi from the Hotel du Balcon made its appearance a few moments later, and after a visit to the town hall, where we secured the necessary passports, we set off on our journey.
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard
Two ladies-gentlewomen they could not be correctly styled-being seated in the Balcon, were brought in closer contact, whether by the crowd, or otherwise, than was agreeable to them.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
Then first the seeker's stricken spirit fell; 67 Too well that helmet, with its dragon crest, Speaks of the mighty owner; and too well That steed, so oft by snowy hands carest, When bright-eyed Beauty from the Balcon bent To crown the victor-lord of tournament.
"The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart. M.P."
Edward Bulwer Lytton