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... young career , His mourners were two hosts , his friends and foes , And fitly may the stranger lingering here Pray for his gallant spirit's bright repose ; For he was Freedom's champion , one of those , The few in number , who had not o ...
... young career , His mourners were two hosts , his friends and foes , And fitly may the stranger lingering here Pray for his gallant spirit's bright repose ; For he was Freedom's champion , one of those , The few in number , who had not o ...
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... young beginner as many French words as possible in the least tedious manner . He has found by experience that what children dislike most to learn are lists of words , however useful and well chosen , and that they very soon get weary of ...
... young beginner as many French words as possible in the least tedious manner . He has found by experience that what children dislike most to learn are lists of words , however useful and well chosen , and that they very soon get weary of ...
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... Young People . By EMILE D'AUQUIER . With a Preface by JULES BUÉ , M.A. , & c . Price 18. 6d . Can be used in conjunction with the " Children's Own French Book . " 1 vol . , small 8vo , cloth . 200 pages . 11 OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE ...
... Young People . By EMILE D'AUQUIER . With a Preface by JULES BUÉ , M.A. , & c . Price 18. 6d . Can be used in conjunction with the " Children's Own French Book . " 1 vol . , small 8vo , cloth . 200 pages . 11 OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE ...
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... YOUNG BY PAUL BARBIER , One of the French Masters at Manchester Grammar School . One vol . small 8vo , cloth . Price 1s . In selecting these pieces of French Poetry for the use of Children between seven and twelve years of age , I have ...
... YOUNG BY PAUL BARBIER , One of the French Masters at Manchester Grammar School . One vol . small 8vo , cloth . Price 1s . In selecting these pieces of French Poetry for the use of Children between seven and twelve years of age , I have ...
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... young person , and will be a welcome reading - book for all Schools . In no living French author can the French language be studied to greater advantage . OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . " The present collection is the best and most amusing ...
... young person , and will be a welcome reading - book for all Schools . In no living French author can the French language be studied to greater advantage . OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . " The present collection is the best and most amusing ...
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Page 139 - Brief, brave, and glorious was his young career, — His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes; And fitly may the stranger lingering here Pray for his gallant spirit's bright repose; For he was Freedom's champion, one of those, The few in number, who had not o'erstept The charter to chastise which she bestows On such as wield her weapons; he had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.
Page 139 - By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound ; Beneath its base are heroes...
Page 141 - Même ne sache pas ce que c'est qu'une rime, Et s'il faut qu'avec elle on joue au corbillon, Et qu'on vienne à lui dire, à son tour: qu'y met-on ? Je veux qu'elle réponde: une tarte à la crème, En un mot qu'elle soit d'une ignorance extrême; Et c'est assez pour elle, à vous en bien parler, De savoir prier Dieu, m'aimer, coudre, et filer.
Page 40 - Dans d'autres fournées on voyait réuni ce que la nature avait de plus aimable : quatorze jeunes filles de Verdun, d'une candeur sans exemple, et qui avaient l'air de jeunes vierges parées pour une fête publique, furent menées ensemble à l'échafaud. Elles disparurent tout à coup, et furent moissonnées dans leur printemps : la cour des femmes avait l'air, le lendemain de leur mort, d'un parterre dégarni de ses fleurs par un orage. Je n'ai...
Page 141 - Je prétends que la mienne en clartés peu sublime, Même ne sache pas ce que c'est qu'une rime, Et s'il faut qu'avec elle on joue au corbillon, Et qu'on vienne à lui dire, à son tour: qu'y met-on ? Je veux qu'elle réponde: une tarte à la crème...
Page 39 - C'était vers les trois heures après-midi, que ces longues processions de victimes descendaient du tribunal , et traversaient lentement , sous de longues voûtes , au milieu des prisonniers qui se rangeaient en haie pour les voir passer, avec une avidité sans pareille. J'ai vu quarante-cinq magistrats du parlement de Paris , trente-trois du parlement de Toulouse , allant à la mort du même air qu'ils marchaient autrefois dans les cérémonies publiques.