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Page xvii
... heads . Failure , like success , judged by ultimate standards , is merely a relative thing . In strong contrast to these is the simple char- acter of the unworldly old doctor and his grand- daughter . The episode of Zénaïde and her ...
... heads . Failure , like success , judged by ultimate standards , is merely a relative thing . In strong contrast to these is the simple char- acter of the unworldly old doctor and his grand- daughter . The episode of Zénaïde and her ...
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... head slightly in- clined , the worthy priest directed a keen , suspicious , searching glance , full of ecclesiastic penetration , towards the young woman seated before him , her Jack ( with a K ) standing at her side . She was an ...
... head slightly in- clined , the worthy priest directed a keen , suspicious , searching glance , full of ecclesiastic penetration , towards the young woman seated before him , her Jack ( with a K ) standing at her side . She was an ...
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... head to foot . Then his mother's gaze was fixed upon him , seeming to say : - - " You know what you promised me , " — and the child at once stifled both sighing and tears , yet it was evident that he was suffering deeply , that bitter ...
... head to foot . Then his mother's gaze was fixed upon him , seeming to say : - - " You know what you promised me , " — and the child at once stifled both sighing and tears , yet it was evident that he was suffering deeply , that bitter ...
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... head erect , hiding behind a mask of worldli- ness , but the kindly words of the Rector , penetrat- ing that infantile nature , caused her to break down utterly , and give way to a plaintive outburst of words broken by sobs , and full ...
... head erect , hiding behind a mask of worldli- ness , but the kindly words of the Rector , penetrat- ing that infantile nature , caused her to break down utterly , and give way to a plaintive outburst of words broken by sobs , and full ...
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... head and crowning it like a halo ; he crossed the passage with a preoccupied air , followed by a half - dozen little rascals whose com- plexions varied from clear copper color to the intensest black , and whose shabby school - uniforms ...
... head and crowning it like a halo ; he crossed the passage with a preoccupied air , followed by a half - dozen little rascals whose com- plexions varied from clear copper color to the intensest black , and whose shabby school - uniforms ...
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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.