"Il-" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Mou-il-ard," said the little judge, half turning toward me, "does the paper you have there happen to be number twenty-seven, ...
— The Ink-Stain, Complete • Rene Bazin
... Tolstoy's "Crimean Journal." It harmonises with the point of view revealed in the "Letters from Sebastopol" (especially in the second and third series), and shows, like them, the change effected by the realities of war in the intolerant young aristocrat, who previously excluded all but the comme-il-faut from his consideration. With widened outlook and new ideals he returned to St. Petersburg at the close of the Crimean campaign, to be welcomed by the elite of letters and courted by society. A few years before he would have been delighted with ...
— The Forged Coupon and Other Stories • Leo Tolstoy
... as if it were brushed away with the hand. To my sorrow, Shermadan met me in the way! He teazed me, saying, 'Come with me, and let us rob on the road. An Armenian is coming from Kouba with money.' My young heart could not resist this ... oh, Allah-il-Allah! He hath taken my soul ...
— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843 • Various |
