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... already reduced him to subjection , and pre- pared him for every sort of servitude . After he had left the study , there was silence for a moment . The child's footsteps and his companion's , grating upon the gravel - walk , hard- ened ...
... already reduced him to subjection , and pre- pared him for every sort of servitude . After he had left the study , there was silence for a moment . The child's footsteps and his companion's , grating upon the gravel - walk , hard- ened ...
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... emphasis upon each word : " Moreover , at present our dormitories are all occupied ; the scholastic year is already far ad- vanced . We have been compelled to ask some of our new pupils to wait until next year ; I 8 Jack .
... emphasis upon each word : " Moreover , at present our dormitories are all occupied ; the scholastic year is already far ad- vanced . We have been compelled to ask some of our new pupils to wait until next year ; I 8 Jack .
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... utterly , and give way to a plaintive outburst of words broken by sobs , and full of noisy abandon . Ah , yes ! she was miserable indeed . No one would ever know all she had suffered already for that Mother and Child . 9.
... utterly , and give way to a plaintive outburst of words broken by sobs , and full of noisy abandon . Ah , yes ! she was miserable indeed . No one would ever know all she had suffered already for that Mother and Child . 9.
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Alphonse Daudet. would ever know all she had suffered already for that child . Yes , it was true , the poor little creature had no name , no father ; but should he be treated as a crim- inal because of his misfortune ? was he repons ...
Alphonse Daudet. would ever know all she had suffered already for that child . Yes , it was true , the poor little creature had no name , no father ; but should he be treated as a crim- inal because of his misfortune ? was he repons ...
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... already seen , the dominant emotion in these fantastic narratives was vanity , the vanity of a noisy green paroquet . Nobility , fortune , money , titles , these were the themes she harped upon constantly . Rich she certainly was , or ...
... already seen , the dominant emotion in these fantastic narratives was vanity , the vanity of a noisy green paroquet . Nobility , fortune , money , titles , these were the themes she harped upon constantly . Rich she certainly was , or ...
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Page 103 - DE L'ENFANT A SON RÉVEIL O père qu'adore mon père ! Toi qu'on ne nomme qu'à genoux! Toi, dont le nom terrible et doux Fait courber le front de ma mère! On dit que ce brillant soleil N'est qu'un jouet de ta puissance; Que sous tes pieds il se balance Comme une lampe de vermeil. On dit que c'est toi qui fais naître Les petits oiseaux dans les champs, Et qui...
Page xxiv - Did we think victory great ? So it is — but now it seems to me, when it cannot be help'd, that defeat is great, And that death and dismay are great.
Page 285 - ... workman, is no longer what it used to be ; oh, no ! not at all the same thing, not at all. You must know that the time- of the working-man has now come. The middle classes have had their day, the aristocracy likewise. Although, I must say, the aristocracy- Moreover, is it not more natural at your age, to allow yourself to be guided by those who love you, and who are experienced ? " A sob from the child interrupted her. " Then you too send me away; you too send me away.