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... choleric and combative , not sparing of words can you not seem to see his fine old weather - beaten face suddenly shining with a light shed from the great Beyond , with a consciousness of something very rich and xxvi Introduction .
... choleric and combative , not sparing of words can you not seem to see his fine old weather - beaten face suddenly shining with a light shed from the great Beyond , with a consciousness of something very rich and xxvi Introduction .
Page xxvii
... face to face with the wretched woman whose heart and conscience , dimly and dumbly stirring within her , accuse and convict her , the murderess of her son . He too might accuse her . He does not . And when she cries " Dead ? " - " No ...
... face to face with the wretched woman whose heart and conscience , dimly and dumbly stirring within her , accuse and convict her , the murderess of her son . He too might accuse her . He does not . And when she cries " Dead ? " - " No ...
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... face was velvety as a fruit , the countenance mobile and smiling , lighted by clear , naïve eyes , and very white teeth , which were displayed upon every possible occasion . This mobility of her features was extreme , and something in ...
... face was velvety as a fruit , the countenance mobile and smiling , lighted by clear , naïve eyes , and very white teeth , which were displayed upon every possible occasion . This mobility of her features was extreme , and something in ...
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... face , that transformation the features of a pretty woman undergo when the likeness is reproduced in the male and intelligence enlightens them , the same eyes , but deeper , the same forehead , but larger , the same mouth , but firmer ...
... face , that transformation the features of a pretty woman undergo when the likeness is reproduced in the male and intelligence enlightens them , the same eyes , but deeper , the same forehead , but larger , the same mouth , but firmer ...
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... face had expressed all the varied emotions of sadness , disdain , and confusion . At first she had endeavored to appear unabashed , sat with head erect , hiding behind a mask of worldli- ness , but the kindly words of the Rector ...
... face had expressed all the varied emotions of sadness , disdain , and confusion . At first she had endeavored to appear unabashed , sat with head erect , hiding behind a mask of worldli- ness , but the kindly words of the Rector ...
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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.