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Excerpt: Scenes from a Courtesan?s Life by Honore de Balzac, translated by James Waring.

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...y James Waring A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring is a publi... ...document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac, trans. James Waring, the Penns... ...ania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Balzac Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by James Waring Not... ...; for, to young wives who come merely to say, “I have seen it,” to country people, to inexperienced youths, and to foreigners, the opera house must on... ...easure; the fashion of rats so completely went out, that in these days few people knew anything of this detail of fashionable life before the Restora-... ...esterday, this letter of release is dated to-day. You see how powerful the people are who take an interest in Lucien.” At the sight of this document E... ...y have packed me off with an escort of gendarmes as far as the frontier by Bayonne, and there Spanish bayonets would have relieved you of me.” The law...

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... we now call ?Empire.? Rain had refreshed the earth during the month of October, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November. The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the skies and Bonaparte, then declared Consul for life,--a belief in which that man owes part of his prestige; strange to say, on the day the sun failed him...

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...scott Wormeley Dedication To Monsieur de Margone. In grateful remembrance, from his guest at the Chateau de Sache. De Balzac. PART I CHAPTER I JUDAS T... ...ober, so that the trees were still green and leafy in November. The French people were beginning to put faith in a secret understanding between the sk... ...f the accoutrements which denote either departure for a hunt or the return from it; and two women sitting near were looking at him as though beset by ... ...owever, that it overhung the rest of the features. The ears, well detached from the head, had the sort of mobility which we find in those of wild anim... ...the qui-vive. The mouth, half-open, as the custom usually is among country-people, showed teeth that were strong and white as almonds, but irregular. ... ...s place as keeper, was regarded as a Brutus by excited demagogues; but the people of the neighborhood 9 Balzac ceased to recognize him after this act... ...nants in the same regiment of cav- alry, with orders to proceed at once to Bayonne, the base of supplies for its particular army-corps. After a scene ...

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...ing committed the care of his literary Character and printed Writings to two friends, Archdeacon Hare and myself. His estimate of the bequest was far from overweening; to few men could the small sum-total of his activities in this world seem more inconsiderable than, in those last solemn days, it did to him. He had burnt much; found much unworthy; looking steadfastly into ...

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...o friends, Archdeacon Hare and myself. His estimate of the bequest was far from overweening; to few men could the small sum-total of his activities in... ...d by his position as a Churchman, had been led, in editing a Work not free from ecclesiastical heresies, and especially in writing a Life very full of... ...Hebrew Old- clothes;’ wrestling, with impotent impetuosity, to free itself from the baleful imbroglio, as if that had been its one function in life: w... ...it.—Simple peasant laborers, ploughers, house- servants, occasional fisher-people too; and the sight of ships, and crops, and Nature’s doings where Ar... ...dism when they have any character;—for the rest, an innocent good- humored people, who all drink home-brewed beer, and have brown loaves of the most e... ...ing. This is the ordinary Welsh village; but there are excep- tions, where people of more cultivated tastes have been led to settle, and Llanblethian ... ...afayette and the French Government were hurrying, on the like er- rand: at Bayonne, news met the poor lady that it was al- ready all over, that she wa...

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...ent, at the head of French historical papers, and are the one great source from which all historians derive their insight into the closing years of th... ... was a new term, or a change in the ordinary meaning of words sprang forth from has pen. With this was joined a vigour and breadth of style, very pro-... ...Saint-Simon Simon, was born in Paris, January 16, 1675. He claimed descent from Charlemagne, but the story goes that his fa- ther, as a young page of ... ...e by eight months; and if the expression be allowed in speak- ing of young people, so unequal in position, friendship had united us. I made up my mind... ...cs due to various tradesfolk. He had written out false receipts from these people, and put them in his accounts. He was a little man, gentle, affable,... ...r. The fact of these royal persons being sent for by the King at once made people think that a mar- riage was in contemplation. In a few minutes they ... ...information, and at once despatched to the King a courier, who fell ill at Bayonne, and was replaced by one named by Harcourt, then at Bayonne getting... ...er various pretexts, and at length, after five weeks of delay, set out for Bayonne, journeying as slowly as she could and stopping as often as she dar... ...to see what turn affairs were taking, and to know how to act. He waited at Bayonne, gaining time there by sending a courier to the King for in- struct...

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...per agonies, what convulsive struggles he may take to cast the torture off from him; and then finally the last departure of life itself, and how he li... ...hat had not the force even to die. Was French Royalty, when wrenched forth from its tap- estries in that fashion, on that Sixth of October 1789, 7 Th... ..., Here shalt thou stand and not there; and can treat with it, and make it, from an infinite, a quite finite Constitutional scarecrow,—what is to be lo... ...ciences, like the King’s, and consciences hot- seared, like certain of his People’s: the whole to end in Feasts of Reason and a War of La Vendee! So d... ...the Ministry, and Necker himself whom a brass inscription ‘fastened by the people over his door-lintel’ testifies to be the ‘Ministre adore,’ are dwin... ...est composure; remarking, rather than exclaim- ing, with outspread hands: “People, I die innocent; pray for me.” (See Deux Amis, iv. c. 14, 7; Hist. ... ...; in circles that do not grow fainter. From Arras to Avignon; from Metz to Bayonne! Over Orleans and Blois it rolls, in cannon-recitative; Puy bellows...

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...left vaguely unsatisfied by that epitome of civiliza- tion which stretches from the Arc de Triomphe to the Gymnase theatre. It had already been intima... ...one rainy morning in mid-September, for the charming little city of Tours, from which point it seemed possible to make a variety of fruit- ful excursi... ...of the sky. Nothing can be finer than the view of its course which you get from the battlements and terraces of Amboise. As I looked down on it from t... ...ng in, which the French, as the vota- ries of art for art, excel all other people. The little sol- diers, weighed down by the contents of their enormo... ...le an image of the good King Louis. Good as he had been,—the father of his people, as he was called (I believe he remitted various taxes),—he was not ... ..., rising straight through the building, with two courses of steps, so that people may ascend and descend without meeting. This staircase is a truly ma... ...ummers, and which recalled to me, not to go further, the dusky portions of Bayonne. It contains, moreover, a great wide place d’armes, which looked fo...

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...(KING HENRY VIII:) CARDINAL WOLSEY: CARDINAL CAMPEIUS: CAPUCIUS: Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V CRANMER: Archbishop of Canterbury. DUKE OF NO... ...nd Cardinal of York. BUCKINGHAM: The devil speed him! no man’s pie is freed From his ambitious finger. What had he To do in these fierce vanities? I ... ...ch can with his very bulk Take up the rays o’ the beneficial sun And keep it from the earth. NORFOLK: Surely, sir, There’s ... ...all as merry As, first, good company, good wine, good welcome, Can make good people. O, my lord, you’re tardy: [Enter Chamberlain, SANDS, and LOVELL .... ...im; halberds on each side: accompanied with LOVELL, VAUX, SANDS, and common people .] Second Gentleman : Let’s stand close, and behold him. Henry VI... ...III, Act II, scene i 26 BUCKINGHAM: All good people, You that thus far have come to pity me, Hear what I say, and then... ...tenderness, Scruple, and prick, on certain speeches utter’d By the Bishop of Bayonne, then French ambassador; Who had been hither sent on the debating...

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...will never be against Sir Launcelot for one day’s deed, when he rescued me from King Carados of the Dolorous Tower, and slew him, and saved my life. A... ...dred, in like wise Sir Launcelot rescued you both, and threescore and two, from Sir Turquin. Methinketh brother, such kind deeds and kindness should b... ... the queen, so much as now; for I mistrust that the king is out this night from the queen because peradventure he hath lain some watch for you and the... ...hear say, Sir Launcelot will abide me and you in the Joyous Gard; and much people draweth unto him, as I hear say. That may I believe, said Sir Gawain... ...er more bare him into the castle. Then there began a great stour, and much people was slain; and ever Sir Launcelot did what he might to save the peop... ...stood, for their horses went in blood past the fetlocks, there was so much people slain. And then for pity Sir Launcelot withheld his knights, and suf... ... And so they shipped at Cardiff, and sailed unto Benwick: some men call it Bayonne, and some men call it Beaune, where the wine of Beaune is. But to s...

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...rs of these borrowed names had themselves chosen them on the day in which, from ca- price, discontent, or want of fortune, they had donned the simple ... ...tent, or want of fortune, they had donned the simple Musketeer’s uniform. >From the moment we had no rest till we could find some trace in contemporar... ... against the king, but never against cardinal or Spain. It resulted, then, from this habit that on the said first Monday of April, 1625, the citizens,... ...n in botany, but till the present time very rare among horses.” “There are people who laugh at the horse that would not dare to laugh at the master,” ... ...ground, covered with blood and almost fainting. It was at this moment that people came flocking to the scene of action from all sides. The host, fearf... ...re he does. He causes a disturbance in your hos- telry , which respectable people cannot put up with. Go; make out my bill and notify my servant.” “Wh... ...ch with letters of marque from the cardinal was supposed to be sailing for Bayonne, raised anchor, and steered its course toward En- gland. 46 THE BAS...

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... use it more often, it was only indifference and ennui which prevented him from so doing. He therefore allowed Valentine to go into the garden, sent a... ... invalid still retained that vacancy of expression which prevented his son from obtaining any knowledge of the feelings which were passing in his mind... ...t, not to live in this house, for that might not be pleasant for the young people, but that you should 6 The Count of Monte Cristo live with them; so... ...ave recourse to another.” She then recited all the letters of the alphabet from A down to N. When she arrived at that letter the paralytic made her un... ...he home depart- ment, or of the observatory?” “Oh, no; I should find there people who would force me to under- stand things of which I would prefer to... ...ign from M. Duchatel, or from M. Montalivet, transmitted to the prefect of Bayonne, mystified by two Greek words, tele, graphein. It is the insect wit... ...able to see anything.” “Ma foi, you frighten me. Which is the nearest way? Bayonne?” “Yes; the road to Bayonne.” “And afterwards the road to Chatillon... ...to tell you. Ah, really this is magnificent! But tell me, count, will your people take care of my horse?” “Do not alarm yourself, my dear Maximilian —...

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...ed by the size of his tomes. The story of Orthon is almost verbally copied from him, and bears a curious resemblance to various German legends— such a... ...e interruption, “I told him that I should not have thought of one exempted from feudal service in the camp, by our noble Knight, being deficient in hi... ... will be but a bright dream to last for a moment. He cannot long be spared from the Prince’s side.” “You must go with him, then, sister, and see how I... ...to him, and he was thus informed that a large treasure was on its way from Bayonne to Carcasonne, being the subsidy promised by Enrique, King of Casti... ...urtyard, where they found warders placed, to keep back the dense throng of people. At the mention of Sir Eustace’s name they readily and respect- full...

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...ccommodated to their taste. As we do not disdain to borrow wit or wisdom from any man who is capable of lending us either, we have conde scended to... ...who is capable of lending us either, we have conde scended to take a hint from these honest victuallers, and shall prefix not only a general bill of ... ... exhaust so extensive a subject. An objection may perhaps be apprehended from the more delicate, that this dish is too common and vulgar; for what e... ... In reality, true nature is as difficult to be met with in authors, as the Bayonne ham, or Bologna sausage, is to be found in the shops. But the who... ...r begot; and if your worship should provide for the child, it may make the people the apter to believe; besides, why should your worship provide for w... ...overy. The sagacious reader will not from this simile imagine these poor people had any apprehension of the design with which Mrs. Wilkins was now c... ...nature of such persons as Mrs. Wilkins to insult and tyrannize over little people. This being indeed the means which they use to recompense to themsel...

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...s, of your great goodness, for ye have rescued me of my life, and saved me from my death. What is your name? said Sir Tristram. He said: My name is Si... ...is tower, there came out Sir Breuse Saunce Pité, and suddenly he struck me from my horse. And then or I might recover my horse this Sir Breuse slew th... ...nd without any more words he hurled unto Sir Tristram, and smote him clean from his saddle to the earth, and hurt him on the left side, that Sir Trist... ...oath, they withdrew them to the Castle of Tintagil with great slaughter of people; and the Sessoins followed on fast, that ten of them were put within... ...hus they fought till it was night, and for great slaughter and for wounded people everych party drew to their rest. And when King Mark was come within... ...ark and his brother, that was called the good Prince Boudwin, that all the people of the country loved passing well. So it befell on a time that the m... ... And so they shipped at Cardiff, and sailed unto Benwick: some men call it Bayonne, and some men call it Beaune, where the wine of Beaune is. But to s...

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...OVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE........... 10 CHAPTER I OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR ......................................................................... 10 CHAPTER II OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOUR ...................

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...CH ITS PRODUCE IS NATU- RALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE. .......... 10 CHAPTER I OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR .................... ...ERCIAL OR MERCANTILE SYSTEM 342 CHAPTER II OF RESTRAINTS UPON IMPORTATION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SUCH GOODS AS CAN BE PRODUCED AT HOME .............. ...XTRAORDINARY RESTRAINTS UPON THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS OF ALMOST ALL KINDS, FROM THOSE COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE BALANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE DISADVANTAGEO... ...mmediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased with that produce from other nations. According, therefore, as this produce, or what is purch... ...irectly destroy- ing, and sometimes of abandoning their infants, their old people, 9 Adam Smith and those afflicted with lingering diseases, to peris... ... civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do not labour at all, many of whom consume the produce of ten times,... ...ee bishoprics of Mentz, Toul, and Verdun, and the three cities of Dunkirk, Bayonne, and Marseilles. Both in the provinces of the five great farms (cal...

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...Excerpt: The pages which follow have been extracted from a pile of manuscript which was apparently meant for the eye of one woman only. She seems to have been the writer?s childhood?s friend. They had parted as children, or very little more than children. Years passed. Then so...

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...tes by Joseph Conrad FIRST NOTE THE PAGES WHICH FOLLOW have been extracted from a pile of manuscript which was apparently meant for the eye of one wom... ...re the only one now alive who remembers me as a child. I have heard of you from time to time, but I wonder what sort of person you are now. Perhaps if... ...urself. I may overtax your patience with the story of my life so different from yours, not only in all the facts but altogether in spirit. Y ou may no... ..., too. Y et it might have happened any- where. This does not mean that the people concerned could have come together in pure space. The locality had a... ...aced regret for the departing romance. Historians are very much like other people. However, History has nothing to do with this tale. Neither is the m... ...ged out of it later) on one side, and on the other making friends with the people of the Old Town, pilots, coasters, sailors, workers of all sorts. He... ...an ironclad) had appeared and chased them ashore on the French coast below Bayonne. In a few words, but with evident appreciation of the adventure, Mi... ...sers. Shells were falling all round till a tiny French gunboat came out of Bayonne and shooed the Numancia away out of territorial waters. He was very... ... words, “She will manage it for you quite easily.” “Every Carlist agent in Bayonne assured me of that,” said Mr. Mills. “I would have gone straight to...

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...f interest and of benefit in noting the successive phases of any mind which was always pressing forward, equally ready to learn and to unlearn either from its own thoughts or from those of others....

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... was always pressing forward, equally ready to learn and to unlearn either from its own thoughts or from those of oth ers. But a motive which weighs ... ...elf to blame if he reads farther, and I do not desire any other indulgence from him than that of bearing in mind that for him these pages were not wri... ...ed to lead the life he led, with the disadvantages under which he laboured from the first, and with those which he brought upon himself by his marriag... ...l of historical details concerning 10 Autobiography the obscurest ancient people, while about modern history, except detached passages, such as the D... ...se than in prose: this, he said, was a real advantage. The other was, that people in general attached more value to verse than it deserved, and the po... ...hey are crammed with mere facts, and with the opinions or phrases of other people, and these are accepted as a substitute for the power to form opinio... ... cluding a stay of some duration at Bagnères de Bigorre, a journey to Pau, Bayonne, and Bagnères de Luchon, and an ascent of the Pic du Midi de Bigorr...

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......................................................... 173 Chapter 1.7.XI. From V ersailles. ............................................................ ...osterity in the same doubt. This Prince, in the year 1744, while hastening from one end of his kingdom to the other, and suspending his conquests in F... ...urches resounded with supplications and groans; the prayers of priests and people were every moment interrupted by their sobs: and it was from an inte... ...priests and people were every moment interrupted by their sobs: and it was from an interest so dear and tender that this Surname of Bien-aime fashione... ...y-rate per hour, which are not liable to interruption. The shepherd of the people has been carried home from Little Trianon, heavy of heart, and been ... ...ime to time as an article of news. Bets are doubtless depending; nay, some people ‘express themselves loudly in the streets. ’ (Memoires de M. le Baro... ...; in circles that do not grow fainter. From Arras to Avignon; from Metz to Bayonne! Over Orleans and Blois it rolls, in cannon- recitative; Puy bellow...

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................................................................ 121 VERBATIM FROM BOILEAU. ................................................................ ................................................................. 143 EPIGRAM FROM THE FRENCH. ............................................................. ...atue beside those of the acknowledged masters of English poetry. But apart from this, we do think that Lord Carlisle has exaggerated the “De- cline an... ...ilfer cloth or bread: As meanly plunder as they bravely fought, Now save a people, and now save a groat. VER. 129, in the former editions— Ask why fro... ...ENT GUMENT GUMENT . . . . . OF THE USE OF RICHES. The vanity of expense in people of wealth and quality. The abuse of the word ‘taste,’ ver. 13. That ... ...rth, and o’er the watery main; Resign to Jove his empire of the skies, And people heaven with Roman deities. The time will come when a diviner flame S... ...443 What cannot copious sacrifice atone? Thy truffles, Perigord! thy hams, Bayonne! With French libation, and Italian strain, Wash Bladen white, and e...

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...ony Motteux The text of the first Two Books of Rabelais has been reprinted from the first edition (1653) of Urquhart’s translation. Foot- notes initia... ...on (1653) of Urquhart’s translation. Foot- notes initialled ‘M.’ are drawn from the Maitland Club edition (1838); other footnotes are by the translato... ...(as the footnotes indicate) passages omitted by Motteux have been restored from the 1738 copy edited by Ozell. 4 Gargantua & Pantagruel Introduction ... ...harts, and other such-like counterfeited pictures at discretion, to excite people unto laughter, as Silenus himself, who was the foster-father of good... ...rily well furnished with gammons of bacon, both of Westphalia, Mayence and Bayonne, with store of dried neat’s tongues, plenty of links, chitterlings ... ...ht of force in all countries whatsoever. For you know well enough that all people, and all languages and nations, except the ancient Syracusans and ce... ...the city, and was beheld of everybody there with great admiration; for the people of Paris are so sottish, so badot, so foolish and fond by nature, th... ...ver you come, without resistance, towns, castles, and forts; afterwards to Bayonne, St. John de Luc, to Fontarabia, where you shall seize upon all the...