Jeannette Isabelle [by G.V. Cox]. |
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Side 19
... Boucher , accosted him with the greatest familiarity , and the broadest assurance ; but he had not mistaken the facile character of Fletcher , for his object in this warm recognition was to obtain the loan of five hundred francs . 66 ...
... Boucher , accosted him with the greatest familiarity , and the broadest assurance ; but he had not mistaken the facile character of Fletcher , for his object in this warm recognition was to obtain the loan of five hundred francs . 66 ...
Side 20
... Boucher followed him out of the room . He pre- sently returned , bearing in his hand a note of a thousand francs , which he threw down upon the red , exclaiming as he threw it , " Moieté au billet . " Lord Fletcher was rather ...
... Boucher followed him out of the room . He pre- sently returned , bearing in his hand a note of a thousand francs , which he threw down upon the red , exclaiming as he threw it , " Moieté au billet . " Lord Fletcher was rather ...
Side 21
... Boucher was immensely relieved he had not lost and he thought himself the luckiest man in the world . " Faites votre jeu , messieurs - il n'y en a plus , " repeated the dealer . " Cinq cents francs à la rouge , " exclaimed Boucher ...
... Boucher was immensely relieved he had not lost and he thought himself the luckiest man in the world . " Faites votre jeu , messieurs - il n'y en a plus , " repeated the dealer . " Cinq cents francs à la rouge , " exclaimed Boucher ...
Side 22
... Boucher was satisfied - seven of the notes he im- mediately pocketed , and as he could not well avoid paying the waiter the money he had lent , particu- larly after having turned it to such good account , he placed the remaining billet ...
... Boucher was satisfied - seven of the notes he im- mediately pocketed , and as he could not well avoid paying the waiter the money he had lent , particu- larly after having turned it to such good account , he placed the remaining billet ...
Side 23
... Boucher , " does not Boivin belong to it ? Is not your particular friend , Sansargent , our president ? Are you afraid of such society as that ? Let me tell you , Louis Philippe sees none better , and often not half so good , at the ...
... Boucher , " does not Boivin belong to it ? Is not your particular friend , Sansargent , our president ? Are you afraid of such society as that ? Let me tell you , Louis Philippe sees none better , and often not half so good , at the ...
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Side 142 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; And let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thine heart, And in the sight of thine eyes: But know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Side 142 - I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem : yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly : I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief : and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Side 214 - No flocks that range the valley free, To slaughter I condemn; Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them: " But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruit.s supplied, And water from the spring. " Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego; All earth-born cares are wrong; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Side 143 - That chastity did for itselfe embrace, But were for other causes firme and sound ; Either for want of handsome time and place, Or else for feare of shame and fowle disgrace. Thus am I hopelesse ever to attaine My ladies love, in such a desperate case, But all my dayes am like to waste in vaine, Seeking to match the chaste with th
Side 158 - It may have been so, sir. But I have a bad opinion of Black. I don't think he would stick at much." "It is just this, Geoff, as I believe: that Black's case is an illustration of the old saying, ' Give a dog a bad name, and hang him.
Side 243 - O God, if there be a God, save my soul, if I have a soul !' This was followed by a general laugh.
Side 185 - Examen philosophique des Considerations sur le Sentiment du Sublime et du Beau, d'Emmanuel Kant.
Side 67 - Or, voici sa manière de surveiller : il établit à ma porte, dans la rue, des espions qui mesuivoient à pied quand ma voiture alloit doucement, et qui prenoient des cabriolets pour ne pas me perdre de vue dans mes courses à la campagne. Cette manière de faire la police me paroissoit réunir tout à la fois le machiavélisme français à la lourdeur allemande. Les autrichiens se sont persuadés qu'ils ont été battus faute d'avoir autant d'esprit que les Français , et...
Side 141 - It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand : for he that feareth God .shall come forth of them all. 19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.