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Bannière
Cent ans bannière, cent ans civière. The ups and downs of life.
A grand seigneur who has had his banner carried before him for a
century, may come to drive his hand-barrow through the streets as a
costermonger.
Bannière
Il faut la croix et la bannière pour l'avoir. If you want to
have him, you must make a great fuss over him—you must go to meet
him with cross and banner, “aller au devant de lui avec un croix et
la bannière.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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