"Perdu" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... well taken care of—and Lanyard could name an officer of prestige ponderable enough to secure his quarters, wherein presumably Popinot had lain perdu, against search when the yacht has been "turned inside out," according to ...
— Alias The Lone Wolf • Louis Joseph Vance
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... princesse, et j'osais vous le dire; Les Dieux et mon reveil ne m'ont pas tout ote, Je n'ai perdu que mon empire." ...
— The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. II • Editor-in-Chief: Kuno Francke
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... et ma vie, Et mes amis, et ma gaite: J'ai perdu jusqu'a la fierte Qui faisait croire ...
— Picturesque Quebec • James MacPherson Le Moine
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... had heard him, the dogs began to bark. Rover, who had, against rules, sneaked into the house, and lain PERDU under the sofa, discovered his retreat by low growling, as though determined to do his duty, let the consequences be what they might. Every now and then, too, when his feelings overpowered him, he would discharge a 'Woof,' like a minute gun ...
— The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn • Henry Kingsley
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... barrier in sight is a full hundred miles, and the waste of intervening plains, no longer hidden by coteaux, increases the impression of distance without lessening that of height. The greater peaks rise now into better proportion. Mont Perdu and the Vignemale loom above their neighbors, and best of all is seen far away the crown at least of ...
— A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees • Edwin Asa Dix
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... order to take an observation, it is necessary to get a sight of the sun at a particular moment of the day: this moment is noon. When, therefore, twelve o'clock came, and one could not so much as guess in what quarter of the heavens he might be lying perdu, you may suppose I almost despaired. Ten minutes passed. It was evident we were doomed to remain, kicking our heels for another four-and-twenty hours where we were. No!—yes!—no! By Phoebus! there he is! A faint spongy spot of brightness gleamed through the grey ...
— Letters From High Latitudes • The Marquess of Dufferin (Lord Dufferin)
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... sicken me of the whole German system of making war, and yet if the call came I know I would gladly go forth and die when tout est perdu fors l'honneur. ...
— The Diary of a U-boat Commander • Anon
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... as le coeur a rire, Moi je l'ai a pleurer, J'ai perdu ma maitresse Sans pouvoir la r'trouver, Pour un bouquet de roses Que je lui refusai Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, Jamais ...
— Maria Chapdelaine - A Tale of the Lake St. John Country • Louis Hemon
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... chose qui n'est presque arrivee qu'a moi est que j'ai perdu tous mes amis de coeur et mes anciennes connaissances; ce sont des plaies dont le coeur saigne long-temps, que la philosophie apaise, mais que sa main ...
— Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. • F. Max Mueller
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