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...s, The Eagle and Iron The Goshawk and Tarcel, The Sparhawk and Musket, The French Pye of two sorts: These are reckoned Hawks of note and worth; but we... ...erish, and that the flesh of him is not firm, but short and tasteless. The French esteem him so mean, as to call him Un Villain; nevertheless he may b... ...rought upon, or over it, thus, with a needle; the back of it with very sad French green silk, and paler green silk towards the belly, shad The Comple... ...lued, that he is sold there at a much higher rate than any other fish. The French, which call the Chub Un Villain, call the Umber of the lake Leman Un... ...spring every year, and some endure longer. But though some do not, yet the French esteem this fish highly; and to that end have this proverb “ He that... ... fish too early or too late for a Barbel. And the Barbel will bite also at generals, which, not being too much scoured, but green, are a choice bait f...

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...erence for the single state. For that matter, if you turn to George Sand’s French version of As You Like It (and I think I can promise you will like i... ...piece of the person’s experience. I re- member an anecdote of a well-known French theorist, who was debating a point eagerly in his Cenacle. It was ob... ...oxes according to the degree of their prosperity in busi- ness. As for the generals who go galloping up and down among bomb-shells in absurd cocked ha... ...k- 54 Robert Louis Stevenson ing love as they did before the Flood or the French Revo- lution; and the old shepherd telling his tale under the haw- t... ...we regard life as a lane leading to a dead wall – a mere bag’s end, as the French say – or whether we think of it as a vestibule or gymnasium, where w... ...ow right well that a lion would fall foul of us as grimly as he would of a Frenchman or a Moldavian Jew, and we do not carry him before us in the smok...

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...d Mouse had duly proclaimed war by challenging the Weasels, the newly chosen generals bound their heads with straws, that they might be more conspicu... ...helmed the Mice, who scampered off as fast as they could to their holes. The generals, not being able to get in on account of the orna ments on their... ...light, after a patient search and diligent perusal of ancient authors, by a French man, M. Claude Gaspard Bachet de Mezeriac, who declined the honor... ...ables, and suggests Babrias as their author. Francis Vavassor, 15 a learned French jesuit, entered at greater length on this subject, and produced fu... .... 1709. 16 The claims of Babrias also found a warm advocate in the learned Frenchman, M. Bayle, who, in his admirable dictio nary, (Dictionnaire Hi...

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...n Lady ]Mary proves untrue. Finally his royal identity is disclosed hy the French ambassador,and as LouisPlnlippe, I he leaves his unfaithful fiancee,... ... English 2, English 14, German 1, Latin 1, Meteorology; Entrance, English, French. Wednesday, April 3, 1907,2.30 p. m., 4 H. H.—College, Art 1, Chemis... ...2.30 p. m., 4 H. H.—College, Art 1, Chemistry 1, Economics 2, Eng- lish 8, French 1, French 2, Frencli 3, French 3 b, Greek 1, Latin 2: Entrance, Germ... ...ness. Andrews will study civil engin- eering at Cornell. Barton will teach French and German. Bates is undecided. Bennett will enter some manu- factur... ...etreat to a well fortified base. Caesar was the most cautious of the three generals. For this rea- son he often failed to take advan- tage of good opp... ...e Pacific coast, and one who is in Italy, will return for the festivities. French and English Art Prof. Rice has placed on exhi- bition in Hopkins Hal... ...ends, who repeatedly broke up the freshmen's plays. The latter showed poor generalship in the first half in not resorting to old style football tactic... ...ason is his first at regular quar- terback he has shown considerable field generalship in selecting weak points in the opposing team. 'As defensive fu...

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...he passengers of the quay beyond a first movement of the hand to the head, as a salute, and a second movement of the tongue to express, in the purest French then spoken in France: ?There is Monsieur returning from hunting.? And that was all....

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...y the bridge, without producing any other effect upon the passengers of the quay beyond a first movement of the hand to the head, as a salute, and a s... ...which falls back again into the wells — a sad, funereal, solemn sound, which strikes the ear of the child and the poet — both dreamers — which the Eng... ...ned in 1643, just after the death of Louis XIII., he called to him his son, a young cook of great promise, and with tears in his eyes, he recommended ... ...he gain without insolence. He began by accustoming the public to sound the final i of his name so little, that by the aid of general complaisance, he ... ...perhaps, as monsieur is a foreigner, which I perceive by his accent —” In fact, the unknown spoke with that impetuosity which is the principal charact... ...“But certain men have a family, sire, and no heir. The inheritance of Oliver was too heavy for Richard. Richard was neither a republican nor a royalis... ...admiration I entertain for your royal highness.” “Monsieur de Bragelonne,” said the prince, “is a good officer, and it is plainly seen that he has bee... ...What consequences?” “Eh! that damned sin of pride has roots without end. From the time that I threw myself in that manner between two armies, that I h... ... lines of soldiers, I have held generals a little in contempt.” “Ah!” said the father. “There is the evil; so that I have not found one endurable sinc...

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... to a carriage on the off side, containing Kirby, and how she, this little French jade, sprang in to take her place. One snap of the fingers and the t... ...rothers were sons of Geoffrey Fakenham, celebrated for his devotion to the French Count- 19 George Meredith ess Jules d’Andreuze, or some such name, ... ...ted off, on the discovery of the cheat, with horrible imprecations against Frenchwomen. It became known, too; that horses of his were standing saddled... ... to prove her readiness on the spot. A drop of a dozen feet or so from the French window to a flower—bed was not very difficult. Her father had taught... ...u’re a bit of a botanist too. You’re good at English and German; you had a French governess for a couple of years. By the way, you understand the use ... ...d on the promenade, to the stupefaction of the foreigner. Princes, counts, generals, diplomats passed under him in awe. I am told that he is called St...

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...ed unmoved and imperial with an air-pump thrust into one eye. Portraits of French sheriffs and Dutch burgomasters, phlegmatic now as when in life, loo... ...ineteenth century; the time and place made sorcery impossible. The idol of French scepticism had died in the house just opposite, the disciple of Gay-... ...t me, without making you blush for it, and without giving you so much as a French centime, a para from the Levant, a German heller, a Russian kopeck, ... ...formerly purchased several estates abroad, conferred by the Emperor on his generals; and now for ten years he struggled with liq- uidators, diplomatis... ...hts of these grand mysteries, does he not walk in an- other world? Are not generals, ministers, and artists carried, more or less, towards destruction... ...eathed several amounts to public 149 Balzac institutions in his will, the French Government sent in a claim for the remainder to the East India Compa... ..., everything lies under his feet. From this time forth the axiom that ‘all Frenchmen are alike in the eyes of the law,’ is for him a fib at the head o...

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...as a sign of service, which is an honour paid only to viceroys, governors, generals, or to little children whom one loves dearly. Chinn touched the hi... ...es, bicycles in crates, a consign- ment of silver-plated imported harness, French dresses and gloves, a dozen finely moulded hard-wood mantels, a fift... ... delusion of vast wealth—the folly of grandeurs, I believe our friends the French call it—is, as a rule, persistent, to the exclusion of all others.” ... ...l-immense; but of certain manifestations the English language stops short. French only, the caryatid French of Victor Hugo, would have described it; s... ...first evening, at any rate. Gone to bed, probably.” He skirted by the open French windows of the drawing-room. “No, they haven’t. They look very comfy...

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... built into a crescendo of emotions. "We did it to protect ourselves from the French who invaded our island, pillaged our towns, slaughtered our peo... ...I.A., which was the first letter of each word in our credo: 'Death to all the French'. We took as our symbol the 'Black Hand' to strike terror in th... ...ice, "Gallucci said. "We either do what we have pledged since the time of the French: to protect our families, or we suffer the same fate we have jus... ...m the British delegate, "We shall always protect our own self interests." The French newspapers played it up as Britain's usual anti-European cooper... ... 127 J.Cross/Artemis Gallucci words echoed in Alex's ears like so many Generals before. Alex just sat, shaking his head between his hands, tr... ...ave the money in a few days." The waiter brought the drinks, and a basket of French bread. "What's our next move," Brand asked. "Start running t... ...s and twenty heads of the most powerful Cartels, plus three of Colombia’s top Generals and Cardona, assembled in a plush room deep underground in the... ...s got up and strolled around the huge table, stopping at one of the Colombian Generals. "What do you think, General Martinez? What can you contribu... ...will, Holy Father.” Enriquez hung up the phone, and frantically assembled his Generals and top aides. “I have just received word from Pope Francis th...

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... , though she had received an edu- cation in a high-class school kept by a French emigree, called Mon-Reveche, a privilege upon which Anna Andreyevna ... ...r husband died she went abroad: she used to have all sorts of Italians and Frenchmen about her, and barons of some sort - it was there she caught Prin... ...ht to be ready to wash my feet and drink the water, you monster, you black French poker! You’d have been done for but for me!” “But why are you upsett... ... it. “Come, Masloboev,, old boy, you’re talking nonsense!” I interrupted. “Generals look very different from me even if they are literary ones, and be... ...cellent sweets, Kiev preserves both dried and liquid, fruit-paste, jelly , French preserves, oranges, apples, and three or four sorts of nuts; in fact... ...and asserted my conjugal authority .” “It wasn’t bergamot. It was the best French pomatum out of a painted china pot,” retorted Alexandra Semyonovna, ...