Cinq-Mars : Or, A Conspiracy Under Louis XIII: An Historical RomanceD. Bogue, 1847 - 397 pages |
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... hope that she may mitigate the suffering of another , is a perfect personification of woman in that which in her is most ethereal , most divine - self - denial and devotion . I have never read this verse without subsiding into reverie ...
... hope that she may mitigate the suffering of another , is a perfect personification of woman in that which in her is most ethereal , most divine - self - denial and devotion . I have never read this verse without subsiding into reverie ...
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... hope that neither I nor my children will ever see that time . I no longer perceive your cheerful character , now that you assume the politician ; I expected to hear you give advice to my son . Henri , what is the matter with you ? You ...
... hope that neither I nor my children will ever see that time . I no longer perceive your cheerful character , now that you assume the politician ; I expected to hear you give advice to my son . Henri , what is the matter with you ? You ...
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... hope from the future , but I ? " The gentle voice replied , but its tones were agitated , and perceptibly accompanied with tears : " Alas , Henri , of what do you complain ? Have I not already done more , far more than I ought to have ...
... hope from the future , but I ? " The gentle voice replied , but its tones were agitated , and perceptibly accompanied with tears : " Alas , Henri , of what do you complain ? Have I not already done more , far more than I ought to have ...
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... hope , moreover , that the result will not be fatal ; and that the letter we have written to the king will arrive in time . " " I heard that it had been intercepted , " interposed Cinq- Mars . " Then all is over , " said the abbé ...
... hope , moreover , that the result will not be fatal ; and that the letter we have written to the king will arrive in time . " " I heard that it had been intercepted , " interposed Cinq- Mars . " Then all is over , " said the abbé ...
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... hope of destroying him ; their plot , instead of being abandoned , has gained strength by its first check : and here are the means that have been set to work by his implacable enemies . " Do you know a man called L'Eminence Grise , that ...
... hope of destroying him ; their plot , instead of being abandoned , has gained strength by its first check : and here are the means that have been set to work by his implacable enemies . " Do you know a man called L'Eminence Grise , that ...
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