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... years ; because often allusions are made which require to be explained , or difficulties present themselves which ... year he entered the École normale , and obtained in 1853 his diploma as docteur INTRODUCTORY NOTICE.
... years ; because often allusions are made which require to be explained , or difficulties present themselves which ... year he entered the École normale , and obtained in 1853 his diploma as docteur INTRODUCTORY NOTICE.
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... years old , shows already in the conclusion of this thesis , his method , attacked by some , defended by others , and which the writer of this Introductory Notice believes to be the true and only one in which literary history ...
... years old , shows already in the conclusion of this thesis , his method , attacked by some , defended by others , and which the writer of this Introductory Notice believes to be the true and only one in which literary history ...
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... years , the author is a Voltaire . If this spirit assumes a literary form and governs an entire age , the author is a Racine . If this spirit is the very essence of the race , and reappears each century , the author is a La Fontaine ...
... years , the author is a Voltaire . If this spirit assumes a literary form and governs an entire age , the author is a Racine . If this spirit is the very essence of the race , and reappears each century , the author is a La Fontaine ...
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... years , and of whom Monsieur TAINE says , " J'avais fini par éprouver pour lui un sentiment régulier , qui était une sorte de respect ; c'est presque le seul homme de qui je puisse dire une pareille chose . " Of the Histoire de la ...
... years , and of whom Monsieur TAINE says , " J'avais fini par éprouver pour lui un sentiment régulier , qui était une sorte de respect ; c'est presque le seul homme de qui je puisse dire une pareille chose . " Of the Histoire de la ...
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... years , I believe . This gentleman is a retired partner in a Cincinnati oil and salt - pork business ; and his opinions and judgment on Parisian life and manners are brimfull of that Attic salt he did not use in his business . Still ...
... years , I believe . This gentleman is a retired partner in a Cincinnati oil and salt - pork business ; and his opinions and judgment on Parisian life and manners are brimfull of that Attic salt he did not use in his business . Still ...
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Page 163 - ne l'as pas dit pour néant. » Adonc férit-il de sa dague sur le chevalier, par telle manière que il le navra moult vilainement en cinq lieux, et il n'y avait là baron ni chevalier qui osât aller au-devant.
Page 163 - m'avez mandé, si vous pouvez faire de moi ce « qu'il vous plaira. Je le tiens du roi d'Angleterre , «qui m'ya mis et établi, et à personne qui soit «je ne le rendrai, fors à lui.
Page 142 - ... par s'effacer dans l'ouest, entre le ciel et l'Océan. La mer sourit dans sa robe bleue, frangée d'argent, plissée par le dernier souffle de la brise ; elle frémit encore, mais de plaisir, et déploie cette soie lustrée, chatoyante", avec des caprices voluptueux sous le soleil qui l'échauffe. Cependant des nuages sereins balancent au-dessus de lui leur duvet de neige ; la transparence de l'air les entoure d'une gloire angélique, et leur vol immobile fait penser aux âmes de Dante 22 arrêtées...
Page xiii - C'est tout ce que j'essaye de faire : le plus vif plaisir d'un esprit qui travaille consiste dans la pensée du travail que les autres feront plus tard.