The Child of Thirty-six Fathers: A Serious, Comic and Moral Romance, Volume 1Isaac Riley, 1809 - French fiction |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 3
... soon as I arrived at that age when lads begin to reflect , I regarded with very close and curious observation every thing be- longing to my mother , that surrounded me . Tormented with an irresistible de- sire to know my father , and ...
... soon as I arrived at that age when lads begin to reflect , I regarded with very close and curious observation every thing be- longing to my mother , that surrounded me . Tormented with an irresistible de- sire to know my father , and ...
Page 5
... soon after I was born ; finally , that all the property which she possessed , and which furnished us both with the means of creditable living , was derived from the inheritance from her sister aforesaid .-- . Satisfied with this ...
... soon after I was born ; finally , that all the property which she possessed , and which furnished us both with the means of creditable living , was derived from the inheritance from her sister aforesaid .-- . Satisfied with this ...
Page 27
... soon 66 " ( gained the gate of the town ; with the " velocity of a deer I passed the guard .-- . " The first centinel , who had not been " able to stop me , called out to the second " to do it ; but I did not allow him time , " for I ...
... soon 66 " ( gained the gate of the town ; with the " velocity of a deer I passed the guard .-- . " The first centinel , who had not been " able to stop me , called out to the second " to do it ; but I did not allow him time , " for I ...
Page 37
... soon changed his paternal affection , which had been truly great , and which I had ever before experienced from him , into the most in- veterate hatred . From being my most extravagant admirer , he became my most rigid censurer . I no ...
... soon changed his paternal affection , which had been truly great , and which I had ever before experienced from him , into the most in- veterate hatred . From being my most extravagant admirer , he became my most rigid censurer . I no ...
Page 47
... soon as ever he perceived him lower his arm , he darted upon him with the rapidity of lightning , crying ... " Ah vil- " lain , I have got you fast now --- now apostrophe which he you shall expiate all your crimes at " once . " He then ...
... soon as ever he perceived him lower his arm , he darted upon him with the rapidity of lightning , crying ... " Ah vil- " lain , I have got you fast now --- now apostrophe which he you shall expiate all your crimes at " once . " He then ...
Common terms and phrases
adventure affair answer appearance arms arri arrived assured attorney aunt beautiful Belfort bewitching Bois de Boulogne Bourdeaux breakfast Chagrin CHAPTER charms chicane child conduct consent cousin danger daughter dear Delighted desire devotee dinner discourse dress effect endeavoured entered escape eyes father felt flew follow fortune Francœur Franville fury Garonne Gascon gave give hand handsome happiness heart honour horse hour innkeeper ISAAC RILEY lady Languedoc leaped leave less Linval lively Lyons Mademoiselle manner marriage ment Monsieur Bontems Monsieur Laurentini morning mother never officer old Provençal ourselves Paris passed perceived person pleasure rage received regiment rentini replied respecting returned rience rival road Rochefort Rose saloon Sans-Cha Sans-Chagrin soon sooner specta stopt struck surprised sword tell ther thing Thomas Frinck threw tion told took troopers ture turned wait words young Zelia Zephirina
Popular passages
Page 263 - END of the FIRST VOLUME. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE DEPARTMENT This book...
Page 126 - I could not have believed, if I had " not witnessed it, that a philosopher- --a " sage, such as Monsieur Laurentini, " could have displayed so much earnest" ness to answer the questions of a co