At Mrs. Secretary Miller's door there was a rapid arrival and departure of carriages, of coupes, of hansoms, and of herdics, all managed by a man in plain livery, who opened and shut the doors, and sent the drivers off without the intervention of a policeman; it is the genius of Washington, which distinguishes it from every other capital, from every other city, to make no show of formality, of any manner of constraint anywhere.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
They went through the Pavilion de Flore and through the Galerie du Louvre until they reached a small door leading out on to the quay, where the two coupes were waiting.
"In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875."
L. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
To the preceding principal investments and claims on the government, might be added the following: coupes de Bois.
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Francis W. Blagdon