Word: coucher
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...king, and the respect paid him grew gradually into a form of worship. His household comprised, besides the officials of the various departments of state, 10,000 picked troops. The king himself was constantly before the eyes of his counters or of the people. The "lever" and "coucher" were two of the most important daily functions, and even the most private meals were taken with extraordinary ceremony...
...first part of the reading from Leconte de Lisle will comprise: Les Jungles, Les Hurleurs, Les Elephants, Le Manchy, La Verandah, Un Coucher du Soleil, Le Jugement de Komer and La Ximena, from "Poemes Barbares;" Midi, Plaintes de Cyclope, L'Enfance d'Herakles, La Cigale, Herakles au Taureau, Vile Potabis, La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, and La Chanson du Rouet from "Poemes Antiques;" Dans l'Air Leger, Villanelle, from "Derniers Poemes...