Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Parisienne

(La). A celebrated song by Casimir Delavigne, called the Marseillaise of 1830.

Paris n'a plus qu'un cri de gloire;
En avant marchons,
Contre leurs canons.
A travers le feu des battaillons,
Courons a la victoire!
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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