precieux

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Two years later, when the Congress met again at Zurich, M. Fontaine recalled the memory of Sir Charles and the "conseils précieux" which other workers drew from him in their interviews.

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius

He was one of the last of the précieux, or rather he was the inventor of a new combination of literature and gallantry which at first exposed him to not a little satire.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

C'était, pour acquérir un droit si précieux; Que combattait partout mon bras ambitieux; Et dans Pharsale même il a tiré l'épée Plus pour le conserver que pour vaincre Pompée.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

According to Laur, La Production des Métaux précieux en Californie, 1862, 33, and the Journal des Economistes, Nov.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)

She had transported the aristocratic spirit, and the genre précieux, good breeding and good taste, even into cookery. 

From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan