This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...alone to-morrow, and, before settling down to Views, shall give myself a week in Paris, which, sad as she is, and in spite of the garish vulgarity of the Second Empire, that went far to ruin her charm, remains ever "la ville ou on peut le mieux se passerdu bonheur." BOOK VIII '. Prove yourself; and if ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...alone to-morrow, and, before settling down to Views, shall give myself a week in Paris, which, sad as she is, and in spite of the garish vulgarity of the Second Empire, that went far to ruin her charm, remains ever "la ville ou on peut le mieux se passerdu bonheur." BOOK VIII '. Prove yourself; and if you are afraid, go back ivith the East-ivind ivho brought you hither. He is about to fly home noiv, and ivill not be seen here again for a hundred years; the time ivill seem ti you like a hundred hours, but it is a long time to be tempted. Every evening ivhen I leave you I must say to you, Come ivith me. I must beckon ivith my hand; but do not folloiv, for ivith every steb your longing ivill groiv stronger. You ivill come into the room ivhere the tree of knoivledge stands; I sleeb under its siveet-scented branches--you ivill bend over me, and I must smile; but if you press a kiss upon my lips, the Garden of Paradise ivill sink into the earth, and be lost to you for ever. The keen ivind of the desert ivill ivhistle round you, and cold rain ivill fall upon your head; care and sorroiv ivill be your lot." WRITTEN Bitter--sweet! And do I already scent revulsion? BY What it is to lie awake through silent hours! To ESTHER long and wait and pray for the letter that must VASSAL: surely come to-morrow--the letter which will stifle doubt and assuage pain.... And the stroke of the morrow makes it to-day; and livid dawn steals in like a warning wraith through the curtain's chink. Then the morning's packet is brought. And hope leaps up in the eager scanning, and sinks fainting in disappointment. Philotis once more! Blue sea, dancing sunbeams, palms and roses, and glittering white domes against the purple hills! All night in the train which...
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Add this copy of Il piacere to cart. $16.15, fair condition, Sold by Book Culture Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Mondadori.
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Fair. Obviously well-worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Text in Italian.
