Jack, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1900 - 409 pages |
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Page viii
... receiving the few louis his work brought him , the first money he had earned with his pen ! He left the hospital , but not fully recovered . Recalling how much he himself had been bene- fited by an utter change of scene and climate ...
... receiving the few louis his work brought him , the first money he had earned with his pen ! He left the hospital , but not fully recovered . Recalling how much he himself had been bene- fited by an utter change of scene and climate ...
Page 25
... phrases , however , in such a manner that the child need not be startled . That evening the refusal received at Vaugirard was discussed at great length in the basement . Augustin , the coachman , insisted that it was a Mother and Child .
... phrases , however , in such a manner that the child need not be startled . That evening the refusal received at Vaugirard was discussed at great length in the basement . Augustin , the coachman , insisted that it was a Mother and Child .
Page 37
... receiving instruction , they were also initiated into Parisian life . They accompanied their master to the theatre , went with him in society . At great academic gatherings they witnessed literary contests . In- stead of making of them ...
... receiving instruction , they were also initiated into Parisian life . They accompanied their master to the theatre , went with him in society . At great academic gatherings they witnessed literary contests . In- stead of making of them ...
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... received in the Gymnase Moron- val , and that he would retain anything but grateful memories ? What could this slave know about these things ? After the professor's last tirade , Mademoiselle Constant declared herself ready to pay ...
... received in the Gymnase Moron- val , and that he would retain anything but grateful memories ? What could this slave know about these things ? After the professor's last tirade , Mademoiselle Constant declared herself ready to pay ...
Page 50
... received warned poor " Evaïste Moronval " of the difficulty he would have in making a name for himself as advocate . He devoted himself to writing , but he soon per- ceived that it was not as easy to attain celebrity in Paris as at ...
... received warned poor " Evaïste Moronval " of the difficulty he would have in making a name for himself as advocate . He devoted himself to writing , but he soon per- ceived that it was not as easy to attain celebrity in Paris as at ...
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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...