“ My soul flits away into the virgin forests and to the savannas. All is beautiful. The flies buzz in the sun. The sun has sneezed out the humming bird. ”
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862). copy citation
| Author | Victor Hugo |
|---|---|
| Source | Les Misérables |
| Topic | sun soul |
| Date | 1862 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translation by Isabel F. Hapgood in 1887 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/135/135-h/135-h.htm |
Context
“O Georgics of the Rue Madame, and of the Allée de l’Observatoire! O pensive infantry soldiers! O all those charming nurses who, while they guard the children, amuse themselves! The pampas of America would please me if I had not the arcades of the Odéon. My soul flits away into the virgin forests and to the savannas. All is beautiful. The flies buzz in the sun. The sun has sneezed out the humming bird. Embrace me, Fantine! ”
CHAPTER VIII—THE DEATH OF A HORSE
“ The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s, ” exclaimed Zéphine.
“ I prefer Bombarda to Édon, ” declared Blachevelle. “ There is more luxury.” source
CHAPTER VIII—THE DEATH OF A HORSE
“ The dinners are better at Édon’s than at Bombarda’s, ” exclaimed Zéphine.
“ I prefer Bombarda to Édon, ” declared Blachevelle. “ There is more luxury.” source
