He has charmed the pigeons also; but here he admits to a lower motive:- "Ils savent, les malins, que leur Couvert est mis, C'est en faisant du bien qu'on se fait des amis."
"A Wanderer in Paris"
E. V. Lucas
As none but duchesses could be seated at the grand Couvert, you may be certain none below that rank appeared.
"Recollections of Europe"
J. Fenimore Cooper
Even a little more severity of aspect would have better suited the part, and rendered le grand Couvert encore plus grand.
"Recollections of Europe"
J. Fenimore Cooper