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Alphonse Daudet. Contrast with all this Daudet's method born of his convictions . Master of style , colorist and artist through and through , what a glamor of illusion he might have lent to the picture of evil . He did not , because it ...
Alphonse Daudet. Contrast with all this Daudet's method born of his convictions . Master of style , colorist and artist through and through , what a glamor of illusion he might have lent to the picture of evil . He did not , because it ...
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... Master Jack ! you back ? It is very naughty of you , sir , after all you promised us . Then you must be taken to school by the gen- darmes . Indeed , your mamma is too kind . " " No , no , it was not the child's fault . Those priests ...
... Master Jack ! you back ? It is very naughty of you , sir , after all you promised us . Then you must be taken to school by the gen- darmes . Indeed , your mamma is too kind . " " No , no , it was not the child's fault . Those priests ...
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... Master Jack , your mother is better , I must dress her . " " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to that ball . I have no heart for amusing myself . " " Nonsense ! don't talk like that . In five minutes more it will be another ...
... Master Jack , your mother is better , I must dress her . " " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to that ball . I have no heart for amusing myself . " " Nonsense ! don't talk like that . In five minutes more it will be another ...
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... Master Jack , and see how beautiful it is ! " Oh , what a charming Folly , all in pink and silver and satin . What a pretty , rustling of spangles at every movement she made ! The child looked and looked , full of admira- tion , and the ...
... Master Jack , and see how beautiful it is ! " Oh , what a charming Folly , all in pink and silver and satin . What a pretty , rustling of spangles at every movement she made ! The child looked and looked , full of admira- tion , and the ...
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... master , a kind of half - breed , used to give me prospectuses . I ought to have one about me still . " He hunted in his pocket - book , among some old dingy papers which he spread upon the table , and finally seized one dirtier than ...
... master , a kind of half - breed , used to give me prospectuses . I ought to have one about me still . " He hunted in his pocket - book , among some old dingy papers which he spread upon the table , and finally seized one dirtier than ...
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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.