Jack, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1900 - 409 pages |
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Page vi
... thoughts of his mother , and when his exile grew unendura- ble , he would set out afoot , and walk the six leagues that separated him from her , for he adored this mother . A portion of his childhood had been spent in a wealthy ...
... thoughts of his mother , and when his exile grew unendura- ble , he would set out afoot , and walk the six leagues that separated him from her , for he adored this mother . A portion of his childhood had been spent in a wealthy ...
Page xii
... thought and feeling . With painful persistence he follows Jack to the final scene of his martyrdom , the slave of a sort of obsession that will not permit him to rest so long as there remains the least small island of Jack's personality ...
... thought and feeling . With painful persistence he follows Jack to the final scene of his martyrdom , the slave of a sort of obsession that will not permit him to rest so long as there remains the least small island of Jack's personality ...
Page xxi
... thought in Frédérique , where the mother is a Queen ! We see another presentation of the same thought in Jack where the mother is a cour- tesan . She is terrible because of that which makes Frédérique great and gracious , the mere fact ...
... thought in Frédérique , where the mother is a Queen ! We see another presentation of the same thought in Jack where the mother is a cour- tesan . She is terrible because of that which makes Frédérique great and gracious , the mere fact ...
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... thought , all these things made the priest mistrustful . Unfortunately there is in Paris such a promiscuous mingling of society , so close is the community of pleasures formed by the toilette , the promenade , the dividing line between ...
... thought , all these things made the priest mistrustful . Unfortunately there is in Paris such a promiscuous mingling of society , so close is the community of pleasures formed by the toilette , the promenade , the dividing line between ...
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... thought : " Good Heavens , what shall I do if the lady faints ? " But the words with which he attempted to calm her , excited her still more . She was anxious to justify herself , to explain matters , to tell the story of her life , and ...
... thought : " Good Heavens , what shall I do if the lady faints ? " But the words with which he attempted to calm her , excited her still more . She was anxious to justify herself , to explain matters , to tell the story of her life , and ...
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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...