A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyAlan Rodgers Books LLC, 2005 - 108 Seiten
CALAIS When I had fished my dinner, and drank the King of France's health, to satisfy my mind that I bore him no spleen, but, on the contrary, high honor for the humanity of his temper, -- I rose up an inch taller for the accommodation. -- No -- said I -- the Bourbon is by no means a cruel race: they may be misled, like other people; but there is a mildness in their blood. As I acknowledged this, I felt a suffusion of a finer kind upon my cheek -- more warm and friendly to man, than what Burgundy (at least of two livres a bottle, which was such as I had been drinking) could have produced. -- Just God! said I, kicking my portmanteau aside, what is there in this world's goods which should sharpen our spirits, and make so many kind-hearted brethren of us fall out so cruelly as we do by the way? |
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... quoth I to myself , this very night . But they have wherewithal to be so , Monsieur , added he . - Set down one livre more for that , quoth I. — It was but last night , said the landlord , qu'un milord Anglois présentoit un écu à la ...
... quoth I , as I want them , besides , a Frenchman can do everything . - V Now poor La Fleur could do nothing in the world but beat a drum , and play a march or two upon the fife . I was determined to make his talents do ; and can't say ...
... quoth Wisdom , you have hired a drummer to attend you in this tour of yours through France and Italy ! - Psha ! said I , and do not one half of our gentry go with a humdrum compagnon du voyage the same round , and have the piper and the ...