Jack, Volume 1Little, Brown & Company, 1900 - French literature |
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Page xxi
... carrying away his conviction as to the purpose and meaning of maternity . It is the divine Seal of Godhead , set upon the eter- nally Feminine , hallowing it , investing it with new graciousness . We have the culmination of that thought ...
... carrying away his conviction as to the purpose and meaning of maternity . It is the divine Seal of Godhead , set upon the eter- nally Feminine , hallowing it , investing it with new graciousness . We have the culmination of that thought ...
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... carried to her bed and bottles of ether and salts were uncorked to restore her . Made- moiselle Constant acquitted herself of all these duties after the manner of a woman accustomed to crises of this sort . She went to and fro in the ...
... carried to her bed and bottles of ether and salts were uncorked to restore her . Made- moiselle Constant acquitted herself of all these duties after the manner of a woman accustomed to crises of this sort . She went to and fro in the ...
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... carrying the spectator forty years back , to the other end of Paris , to La Chapelle or Ménil- montant . This species of cottage with covered galleries , balconies , and exterior stairways connecting directly with the street ...
... carrying the spectator forty years back , to the other end of Paris , to La Chapelle or Ménil- montant . This species of cottage with covered galleries , balconies , and exterior stairways connecting directly with the street ...
Page 60
... carried away the lamp , and then Jack became very wakeful . By the dim light that came through the glass covered with snow , he looked at those iron beds standing foot to foot , the entire length of the hall , most of them flat , empty ...
... carried away the lamp , and then Jack became very wakeful . By the dim light that came through the glass covered with snow , he looked at those iron beds standing foot to foot , the entire length of the hall , most of them flat , empty ...
Page 69
... carry arms or aim a bullet straight at an elephant's eye . He must also be able to read the white men's books , understand their handwriting in order to carry on the gold trade with them , for , said the sage Rack - Mâdou to his son ...
... carry arms or aim a bullet straight at an elephant's eye . He must also be able to read the white men's books , understand their handwriting in order to carry on the gold trade with them , for , said the sage Rack - Mâdou to his son ...
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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.