Historiettes, or, Tales of continental life, by the author of 'The English in Italy'.Saunders and Otley, 1827 |
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... Prosper he had him- self educated , and had instilled into the youth his own variable and ill - digested mixture of aristocratic and popular principles . Indeed , this education , which the Count had resolved to conduct himself , had ...
... Prosper he had him- self educated , and had instilled into the youth his own variable and ill - digested mixture of aristocratic and popular principles . Indeed , this education , which the Count had resolved to conduct himself , had ...
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... Prosper's anger , though veiled in mirth , for since his sojourn at Paris , the youth had perfected his accomplishments by sheathing his argument in a gibe , the carriage of the Comte D'Humières took , upon a grand court and gala day ...
... Prosper's anger , though veiled in mirth , for since his sojourn at Paris , the youth had perfected his accomplishments by sheathing his argument in a gibe , the carriage of the Comte D'Humières took , upon a grand court and gala day ...
Pagina 42
... Prosper , the title of Vicomte discarded , had ingratiated himself with the party ruling , and likely to rule ; and the Count , thus possessed of some little sup- port , though now wedded to the cause of loy- alty and the suffering ...
... Prosper , the title of Vicomte discarded , had ingratiated himself with the party ruling , and likely to rule ; and the Count , thus possessed of some little sup- port , though now wedded to the cause of loy- alty and the suffering ...
Pagina 44
... Prosper . As may be supposed , the brother and sister were not on such cordial terms , as , despite their diversity of character , had ever existed betwixt them at Humières . Prosper's con- nexion with the revolutionary leaders , could ...
... Prosper . As may be supposed , the brother and sister were not on such cordial terms , as , despite their diversity of character , had ever existed betwixt them at Humières . Prosper's con- nexion with the revolutionary leaders , could ...
Pagina 45
... Prosper took a kind of savage de- light in exciting his sister to this kind of pa- roxysm . Though cold himself , and a dissem- sembler , he delighted to contemplate the ener- gies of others , and was proud when he himself could excite ...
... Prosper took a kind of savage de- light in exciting his sister to this kind of pa- roxysm . Though cold himself , and a dissem- sembler , he delighted to contemplate the ener- gies of others , and was proud when he himself could excite ...
Parole e frasi comuni
Alps amongst aristocratic Baron beautiful beheld Bern Bernese betwixt Bröl Bronner brother Brune canton castle cause Charlemagne Coblentz Colonel comrades Comte D'Humières Comte De Laach Cornélie Count countenance cried crime curé daughter delight Doubs doubt emigré enemy Eugene D'Erlach eyes fate father favour fear Fearnoch feelings Florville fortune France French friar Fritz German Girouette happy heard heart Helena Hibernian honour hope Humières interest Jacobins Jost La Versière lady least Levayer looked Louise Marie Antoinette Mayence Mengaud ment Monsieur never noble once Oscar Ossian Paris passed patriotism perhaps personage pride Prince Prosper Queen regicide replied respect Rhine Rosalie Rothenthurm Rutledge scarcely scene Schauenbourg Schrueber seemed smile soldier soon sorrow spirit student suspicion Swiss Switzerland thee thou thought Thouin tion took truth turned valley Vaud vengeance Versière Vevay whilst word young youth
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