Letter

 1 Introd |  twelve years, including the trying period of the Franco-Prussian
 2 Introd |  that because I pass my life trying to make harmonious phrases,
 3 Introd |     with half the population trying to strangle the other half.
 4 XX     |  that because I pass my life trying to make harmonious phrases,
 5 XXXII  |      your head in your hands trying to squeeze your unfortunate
 6 XLI    |     Nohant on Saturday. I am trying hard to push the entomological
 7 LXXIV  |    the brigands of Calabria, trying to regain his throne and
 8 LXXXI  |     vegetables.~In giving up trying to eat REAL MEAT, I have
 9 LXXXI  |  galette, and since I am not trying any more to THOROUGHLY NOURISH
10 CX     | roule.] like a convict. I am trying to have it amusing and to
11 CLXIV  |     that is good in me, I am trying to keep it for love of him.
12 CLXXIII|  geology of the soil.~We are trying to dig into the bowels of
13 CXCI   |    religions of Persia. I am trying to get a clear idea of the
14 CCXI   |      of your anathemas. I am trying to simplify a child’s approach
15 CCCI   |    ruining my temperament in trying not to have a school! A
16 CCCIX  |      a symbol. In short I am trying simply to be as comprehensive