See fine fleur des pois de Paris on Wiktionary
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"text": "Gavarni et ses délicieux dessins, voilà le but modeste que se proposent d’atteindre les modernes hidalgos : ils ne savent pas qu’il n’y a que la plus fine fleur des pois de Paris qui y puisse arriver."
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