The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 45
... streets had jolly little men , cut out of tin , dangling from lamp posts . They danced a jig , with elegant yellow straw hats raised over their heads , flashing teeth and shiny shoes just polished with Funk's cream . The little men ...
... streets had jolly little men , cut out of tin , dangling from lamp posts . They danced a jig , with elegant yellow straw hats raised over their heads , flashing teeth and shiny shoes just polished with Funk's cream . The little men ...
Page 100
... Street , the street of foreign embassies . The flags over the embassy buildings were flying at half - mast . Even enemies were paying tribute to his poetic power , his political temperament , his straightforwardness which made him into ...
... Street , the street of foreign embassies . The flags over the embassy buildings were flying at half - mast . Even enemies were paying tribute to his poetic power , his political temperament , his straightforwardness which made him into ...
Page 139
... streets of Avignon consist entirely of mediaeval houses with black railings on balconies and bronze door knockers . Many houses had memorial tablets fixed on them , so green with age that it was difficult to read the writing on them ...
... streets of Avignon consist entirely of mediaeval houses with black railings on balconies and bronze door knockers . Many houses had memorial tablets fixed on them , so green with age that it was difficult to read the writing on them ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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