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Page xvii
... melancholy , the first expression of a mood of mind , which became in after years the fixed characteristic of the writer . " At twenty he was already proud , timid , and melancholy , " writes an old friend ; and a little farther on ...
... melancholy , the first expression of a mood of mind , which became in after years the fixed characteristic of the writer . " At twenty he was already proud , timid , and melancholy , " writes an old friend ; and a little farther on ...
Page 162
... melancholy sky , and roofs glis- tering with rain . The spring is at its work . Yes , and the implacable flight of time is driving us toward the grave . Well - each has his turn ! " Allez , allez , ô jeunes filles , Cueillir des bleuets ...
... melancholy sky , and roofs glis- tering with rain . The spring is at its work . Yes , and the implacable flight of time is driving us toward the grave . Well - each has his turn ! " Allez , allez , ô jeunes filles , Cueillir des bleuets ...
Page 231
... melancholy of the poet seems to pass into my veins . It is the revelation of a complete existence , and of a whole world of melancholy reverie . How much character there is in " Musette , " the " Chanson de l'Alouette , " the " Chant du ...
... melancholy of the poet seems to pass into my veins . It is the revelation of a complete existence , and of a whole world of melancholy reverie . How much character there is in " Musette , " the " Chanson de l'Alouette , " the " Chant du ...
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