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Page vi
... mere fly- blow of chance , born of a father whose name even was not known of a mother known only too well , an origin clouded with doubt and shame . - The jealous caprice of a lover of this woman had sentenced him to a life of physical ...
... mere fly- blow of chance , born of a father whose name even was not known of a mother known only too well , an origin clouded with doubt and shame . - The jealous caprice of a lover of this woman had sentenced him to a life of physical ...
Page vii
... merely the souvenirs of those apprentice days . Chance , which had brought the two together , soon separated them , the writer returning to Paris , " Jack " finding work upon the Lyons railroad . Daudet saw him only at rare intervals ...
... merely the souvenirs of those apprentice days . Chance , which had brought the two together , soon separated them , the writer returning to Paris , " Jack " finding work upon the Lyons railroad . Daudet saw him only at rare intervals ...
Page viii
... mere passive specta- tor of these events . He had almost forgotten his young charge , when a letter from Jack's physi- cian brought a painful reminder of his protégé's existence . " Jack " was very ill , the letter stated , and begged ...
... mere passive specta- tor of these events . He had almost forgotten his young charge , when a letter from Jack's physi- cian brought a painful reminder of his protégé's existence . " Jack " was very ill , the letter stated , and begged ...
Page ix
... merely a stray leaflet , detached from the great Book of human history . For a time it must have seemed to Daudet merely that- something too personal , too painful to talk about or write about . But one day he finds himself telling this ...
... merely a stray leaflet , detached from the great Book of human history . For a time it must have seemed to Daudet merely that- something too personal , too painful to talk about or write about . But one day he finds himself telling this ...
Page xii
... mere itinerary of scenes and events . " Un livre de pitié , de colère , et d'ironie , " says Daudet of Jack in this dedication to Gustave Flaubert , and that Flaubert found somewhat too much of these qualities in Jack is gathered from ...
... mere itinerary of scenes and events . " Un livre de pitié , de colère , et d'ironie , " says Daudet of Jack in this dedication to Gustave Flaubert , and that Flaubert found somewhat too much of these qualities in Jack is gathered from ...
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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.