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Page 133
... road . The same aspect , peaceful , luxurious , and restful , was shown . by the villas scattered among the verdure , and their rose - tinted bricks and blue slated roofs on this beautiful morning shone as if washed in the fresh ...
... road . The same aspect , peaceful , luxurious , and restful , was shown . by the villas scattered among the verdure , and their rose - tinted bricks and blue slated roofs on this beautiful morning shone as if washed in the fresh ...
Page 152
... roads beginning at the toll - gates , thinking they might perhaps sight in the distance , in some empty wagon , or among some company of soldiers on the march , the monkey - like dusky silhouette of the little King . Then they would go ...
... roads beginning at the toll - gates , thinking they might perhaps sight in the distance , in some empty wagon , or among some company of soldiers on the march , the monkey - like dusky silhouette of the little King . Then they would go ...
Page 153
... road to Marseilles , which Jack fancied was as straight as the letter " I , " with the sea at one end of it , and boats all ready to sail . Each evening , on entering the dormitory , Jack gave a joyous start at seeing his friend's bed ...
... road to Marseilles , which Jack fancied was as straight as the letter " I , " with the sea at one end of it , and boats all ready to sail . Each evening , on entering the dormitory , Jack gave a joyous start at seeing his friend's bed ...
Page 154
... road Mâdou - Ghézô must have taken . He saw him crouching by the side of some ditch , exposed to wind and rain , his little red jacket quite useless in defending him from the fury of the season . But the reality was far worse than ...
... road Mâdou - Ghézô must have taken . He saw him crouching by the side of some ditch , exposed to wind and rain , his little red jacket quite useless in defending him from the fury of the season . But the reality was far worse than ...
Page 162
... roads had opened for him through those whitewashed stones , as if every crevice in the old building had become a luminous vista leading towards a country known to himself alone . Jack approached his bed . " It is I , Mâdou , Moucié Jack ...
... roads had opened for him through those whitewashed stones , as if every crevice in the old building had become a luminous vista leading towards a country known to himself alone . Jack approached his bed . " It is I , Mâdou , Moucié Jack ...
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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.