d'Arblay
Britishnoun
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When the French Revolution broke out, Burney’s cosmopolitan sensibility brought her into contact with a circle of French exiles and she subsequently married General Alexandre d’Arblay, a hero of the uprising, in 1793.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2017
Old Madame d’Arblay, the Louisville milliner, devised that pompon head-dress out of her own cleverness, and I remember my old Aunt Polly Ann Love tried to talk her down on the price.
From The House of Fulfilment by Martin, George Madden
Fanny Burney lived there for four years after she had married General d'Arblay, and the two of them with their baby, and an income of £125, were superlatively happy.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
But again Princess Augusta declined any interruptors: "You shall have Madame d'Arblay all to yourself, my dear, soon," she cried, laughingly; and, with a smile a little serious, the sweet Princess Amelia retreated.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
Lady Crewe tells me that Madame d'Arblay cannot settle in England because the King of France has lately appointed M. d'Arblay to some high situation in consequence of his distinguished services.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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