Word: daughters
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Lisidor, an aged widower, wishes to marry Alcine, the young and pretty daughter of his friend Mirobolan, a physician. Wishing to get rid of his son, Geralde, he sends him to the law school at Bourges, in company with Crispin, a valet. Geralde, however, is passionately in love with Alcine, the girl his father hopes to marry; and he therefore remains in Paris, instead of going to Bourges, keeping in concealment as far as possible...
...seems to favor Lisidor's suit at first, for Mirobolan is quite willing to have his daughter marry so old a friend. Their plans are upset, however, by the refusal of Feliante, Alcine's mother, to listen to the proposition; and in spite of remonstrances she has her way and no definite agreement is reached. The two old men are somewhat encouraged by the hopeful spirit of Marin, Lisidor's valet...
...Babes," by J. LaFarge '01, is an admirable bit of work. It is delicate and tender in conception, and artistic in execution. The theme of the story is the uplifting of a day-laborer's character through the spirit of his dead wife, ever present in their little daughter...
Lisidor, an aged widower, wishes to marry Alcine, the young and pretty daughter of his friend Mirobolan, a physician. Wishing to get rid of his son, Geralde, he sends him to the law school at Bourges, in company with Crispin, a valet. Geralde, however, is passionately in love with Alcine, the girl his father hopes to marry; and he therefore remains in Paris, instead of going to Bourges, keeping in concealment as far as possible...
...seems to favor Lisidor's suit at first, for Mirobolan is quite willing to have his daughter marry so old a friend. Their plans are upset, however, by the refusal of Tehante, Alcine's mother, to listen to the preposition; and in spite of remonstrance she has her way and no definite agreement is reached. The two old men are somewhat encouraged by the hopeful spirit of Marin, Lisidor's valet...