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Page vii
... silent company while he worked . Looking out upon the green fields , the peaceful river , he would say : " I can understand better when I am here . " Instinctively he appropriated the best books had to give him , making it his own ...
... silent company while he worked . Looking out upon the green fields , the peaceful river , he would say : " I can understand better when I am here . " Instinctively he appropriated the best books had to give him , making it his own ...
Page xix
... silence of some moments , then the inner worshippers approach . They kiss his hands . They raise their eyes to Heaven . To the amazement of some of the uninitiated , this word echoes through the salon : " Cathedral ! ' " Another orator ...
... silence of some moments , then the inner worshippers approach . They kiss his hands . They raise their eyes to Heaven . To the amazement of some of the uninitiated , this word echoes through the salon : " Cathedral ! ' " Another orator ...
Page xxvi
... silence . And the old doctor too , often so 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 ...
... silence . And the old doctor too , often so 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 ...
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... silence for a moment . The child's footsteps and his companion's , grating upon the gravel - walk , hard- ened by frost , sounded farther and farther away ; the crackling of the fire was heard , the twittering of sparrows among the ...
... silence for a moment . The child's footsteps and his companion's , grating upon the gravel - walk , hard- ened by frost , sounded farther and farther away ; the crackling of the fire was heard , the twittering of sparrows among the ...
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... silence without , which seemed to make the gardens and buildings of the Gymnase still larger , was suddenly broken by Mademoiselle Constant's vigorous pull at the bell . When he heard that ring , Jack shivered at heart , and the ...
... silence without , which seemed to make the gardens and buildings of the Gymnase still larger , was suddenly broken by Mademoiselle Constant's vigorous pull at the bell . When he heard that ring , Jack shivered at heart , and the ...
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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.