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... French , and French books are read not only in Paris , it is only the opinion of Paris , of its writers , its critics , its intelligent public , that the French author really cares about . It is because literary ambition is centred in ...
... French , and French books are read not only in Paris , it is only the opinion of Paris , of its writers , its critics , its intelligent public , that the French author really cares about . It is because literary ambition is centred in ...
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... French wished to annex . The papers talked of grave complications and began to suggest that it might be necessary to fight ; but still among private people it was looked upon as a groundless scare , for they argued that the French would ...
... French wished to annex . The papers talked of grave complications and began to suggest that it might be necessary to fight ; but still among private people it was looked upon as a groundless scare , for they argued that the French would ...
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... French character . It has an engaging trimness , and it is leisurely . You feel that peo- ple live there , and the ... French are spoken indiffer- ently . The natives speak French trailingly , with an accent that reminds you of that of ...
... French character . It has an engaging trimness , and it is leisurely . You feel that peo- ple live there , and the ... French are spoken indiffer- ently . The natives speak French trailingly , with an accent that reminds you of that of ...
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