Through study especially, of romaine On Faith he became the subject of an inward conversion, of which in 1864 he wrote: 'I am still more certain of it than that I have hands and feet.
"Edward Caldwell Moore Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant"
Edward Moore
The only passion of his youth was for a celebrated woman called La Belle romaine.
"The Hated Son"
Honore de Balzac
After waltzing for about an hour with one of the prettiest girls I ever set eyes upon, and getting a tender squeeze of the hand, as I restored her to a most affable-looking old lady in a blue turban and a red velvet gown who smiled most benignly on me, and called me "Meejor," I retired to recruit for a new attack, to a small table, where three of ours were quaffing "ponche a la romaine," with a crowd of Corkagians about them, eagerly inquiring after some heroes of their own city, whose deeds of arms they were surprised did not obtain special mention from "the Duke."
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)