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Page xi
... things transparent to him at times . He identifies himself with the life of childhood , all its miracle and mystery ; no real or imaginary terror that exists in a child's mind but Daudet seeks to fathom it . A child's homesickness and ...
... things transparent to him at times . He identifies himself with the life of childhood , all its miracle and mystery ; no real or imaginary terror that exists in a child's mind but Daudet seeks to fathom it . A child's homesickness and ...
Page xii
... thing from the realism of Zola — not of the earth earthy - rather , a jewel darting lam- bent fires , the very crystallization of Daudet's thought and feeling . - With painful persistence he follows Jack to the final scene of his ...
... thing from the realism of Zola — not of the earth earthy - rather , a jewel darting lam- bent fires , the very crystallization of Daudet's thought and feeling . - With painful persistence he follows Jack to the final scene of his ...
Page xiii
... things in their least alluring light is hardly the way to achieve an overwhelming popu- lar success ; a " book of pity , of anger , and of irony , " is an uncertain power with which to con- jure the multitudes . Jack can never appeal to ...
... things in their least alluring light is hardly the way to achieve an overwhelming popu- lar success ; a " book of pity , of anger , and of irony , " is an uncertain power with which to con- jure the multitudes . Jack can never appeal to ...
Page xv
... thing spoilt , lost , abortive , any of Life's numerous miscarriages or misfits . ) What a host of these Ratés wander through the pages of Jack ! - all Bohemia is for a time depopulated . Here are the Chauvins , the Delobelles , the ...
... thing spoilt , lost , abortive , any of Life's numerous miscarriages or misfits . ) What a host of these Ratés wander through the pages of Jack ! - all Bohemia is for a time depopulated . Here are the Chauvins , the Delobelles , the ...
Page xvii
... 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 briga- dier , whom Daudet transports bodily , name and all , to the pages of his novel ...
... 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 briga- dier , whom Daudet transports bodily , name and all , to the pages of his novel ...
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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.