Phrases Littéraires 1.
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1. I see nobody; I do not even read much. [Thomas Carlyle (Life in London)]
2. It is eight years since I have seen a spring. [Thomas Carlyle (Life in London)]
3. Their women are perfect mistresses in the art of showing themselves to the best advantage. [J. Addison, The Spectator]
4. He was rich and took the rich man's view of things (...). [J.A. Froude, Oceana]
5. He was an illustration of the survival of the strongest. [J.A. Froude, Oceana]
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1. The garden was small and the children found their pleasure in some public gardens across the way. [Sheila Kaye-Smith, The children's summer]
2. The house at Hastings was large and red, standing high above the town with a wide sweeping gaze over the roofs and over the sea. [Sheila Kaye-Smith, The children's summer]
3. It had been built in the eighteen-eighties, in days when servants were cheaper and neighbours dearer than they are now. [Sheila Kaye-Smith, The children's summer]
4. Now I expect you'd like to go to your room and wash: I've had some hot water put there for you; and luncheon will be ready in five minutes. [V. Sackville-West, Her Son]
5. He unpacked his brushes and brushed his hair vigorously (...). [V. Sackville-West, Her Son]
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1. Nearer the town, boats became more frequent. [R. Lehmann, Dusty Answer]
2. What was the mystery of Cambridge in the evening? [R. Lehmann, Dusty Answer]
3. In a celebrated hotel in a celebrated town in the Burgundy country, I had an admirable dinner and the finest Beaune I ever tasted. [Arnold Bennett, Journal 1929]
4. The wise traveller travels only in imagination. [W.Somerset Maugham]
5. On arriving at Liverpool, I made the acquaintance of a man who had been in America some years previously, and not having his hopes realised at that time, had returned desperate to England (...). [W.H. Davies, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp]
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1.d / 2.a / 3.e / 4.b / 5.c
1. This letter was given to the steward at Queenstown, and was written to save me the trouble of writing on my arrival, so that I might have some more time to enjoy myself. [W.H. Davies, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp]
2. The Under Grammar Master, in my time, was the Rev. Mr. Field. He was a good-looking man, very gentlemanly, and always dressed at the neatest. [Leigh Hunt, Autobiography]
3. We are reminded of dear England by the noble price we pay for wines. Of course, being so close to the sea, we have no fish. [W.M. Thackeray]
4. My love for plane geometry prepared me to feel a special affection for Holland. For the Dutch landscape has all the qualities that make geometry delightful. [Aldous Huxley, Along the Road]
5. The town of Tours, however, has something sweet and bright, which suggests that it is surrounded by a land of fruits. [Henry James, A Little Tour in France]
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