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... watched the priest and all that sur- rounded him with a curious air full of anxiety and restraint . He had promised not to cry . Yet at times a suppressed sigh , half a sob , shook him from head to foot . Then his mother's gaze was ...
... watched the priest and all that sur- rounded him with a curious air full of anxiety and restraint . He had promised not to cry . Yet at times a suppressed sigh , half a sob , shook him from head to foot . Then his mother's gaze was ...
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... watching her . At a motion from his mother the child entered . " Oh , mamma , how kind you are ! When they said you had not gone I would not believe them . " She seized his hand brusquely . " You may come with me , " she said . " We are ...
... watching her . At a motion from his mother the child entered . " Oh , mamma , how kind you are ! When they said you had not gone I would not believe them . " She seized his hand brusquely . " You may come with me , " she said . " We are ...
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... watching his mother sadly , without comprehending the cause of her despair unless it was on his account . In some vague way the dear little fellow felt himself to blame , yet , despite his sadness , he was overjoyed to think that he ...
... watching his mother sadly , without comprehending the cause of her despair unless it was on his account . In some vague way the dear little fellow felt himself to blame , yet , despite his sadness , he was overjoyed to think that he ...
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... watched her anxiously , asking her pardon in his heart for the grief of which he was the cause . “ Come , come , run off , Master Jack , your mother is better , I must dress her . " " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to ...
... watched her anxiously , asking her pardon in his heart for the grief of which he was the cause . “ Come , come , run off , Master Jack , your mother is better , I must dress her . " " What ! Constant ! You cannot think I am going to ...
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... watching some sail scudding towards the setting sun , spread like a sea- gull's wing , or a light cloud of smoke , like the puff of a cigar , that seemed to follow the flaming path of the bright luminary disappearing with it below the ...
... watching some sail scudding towards the setting sun , spread like a sea- gull's wing , or a light cloud of smoke , like the puff of a cigar , that seemed to follow the flaming path of the bright luminary disappearing with it below 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.