A man entered the room, whom I took for a stableboy; it was M. de Melfort.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I understood now why he was so profuse in his generosity and decorations, for otherwise he might well have been taken for a stableboy.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
He is well known by repute, and the subject of many a sharp jest; for this is Pandion, formerly a stableboy, and now one of "Caesar's friends," a praetor, and one of the great men of the empire.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers