In 1778 the city of Paris made one more try by granting a subvention of 80,000 livres by a Sieur de Vismos.
"The Operatic Problem"
William Johnson Galloway
One day in 1630, the Sieur de L'Enclos lay dying in his great, dreary bedroom in his great, dreary Touraine castle.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
So saying, the Sieur de L'Enclos bade an exemplary farewell to earth and to its lost opportunities of fun.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune