The French have a quick sensibility, and a lively apprehension of what is beautiful and brilliant in the arts of sculpture and painting ... but the terms "joli," "gentil," and "propre," are made use of, like charity, to "cover a multitude of sins or aberrations from true taste.— A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One
She held out her hand: "_C'est joli, n'est ce pas He looked unwillingly.— The Dark House
How do you say 'joli' in English for a man?"— The French Immortals Series — Complete
Ah! c'est joli, ca!'— Castle Nowhere
Ha-ha! C'est joli, zat little chanson of ze little rose- tree!— God's Good Man
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