Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloire
Literary usage of Gloire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Soon after the Acasta led in, through a very narrow channel, which was buoyed on
each side; the gloire, Narcissus, and Circe followed, the Intrepid about an ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1860)
"gloire —in outward appearance a very different craft indeed to our pretty coquettish
... The whole side of the gloire is overlaid with an iron mail, ..."
3. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1861)
"impossible for La gloire, with her form, dimensions, and engine power, to keep
up an average speed of more than Hi knots an hour ; while, on the other hand, ..."
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