In the absence of the Marquis de Gemosac, Albert de Chantonnay was considered to be the leader of the party in that quiet corner of south-western France which lies north of Bordeaux and south of that great dividing river, the loire.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
When they crossed the loire they passed the crisis, and Colville breathed again like one who had held his breath for long.
"The Last Hope"
Henry Seton Merriman
Gradually, or rather with the rapidity characteristic of all modern progress, its usage descended from strata to strata till it reached the lowest layers of society, and from the middle of the twenty-second century there was not a little child between the loire and the River Amour who could not express itself with ease in the language of Demosthenes.
"Underground Man"
Gabriel Tarde