Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Volumen11R. Hunter, 1825 |
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... understand your smile , mother , " said Rosa- mond ; " but the reason I appear a little to contradict myself sometimes in my judgment of character is , because I speak my thoughts just as they rise in my mind , while persons , who have ...
... understand your smile , mother , " said Rosa- mond ; " but the reason I appear a little to contradict myself sometimes in my judgment of character is , because I speak my thoughts just as they rise in my mind , while persons , who have ...
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... understanding fell some degrees ― he considered him as an eccentric per- son , acting from unaccountable motives ... understand Mr. Percy's thoughts ; " you pity me -I pity myself . But such is ambition , and I cannot live without it ...
... understanding fell some degrees ― he considered him as an eccentric per- son , acting from unaccountable motives ... understand Mr. Percy's thoughts ; " you pity me -I pity myself . But such is ambition , and I cannot live without it ...
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... understand one another at once , commis- sioner Falconer , if you please . My maxim , and the maxim of every man in public life is , or ought to be -Serve me and I will serve you . I have no pre- tensions to Mr. Falconer's friendship on ...
... understand one another at once , commis- sioner Falconer , if you please . My maxim , and the maxim of every man in public life is , or ought to be -Serve me and I will serve you . I have no pre- tensions to Mr. Falconer's friendship on ...
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... understand the heart- who , in modern times , can describe the human heart ? " " Not to speak of foreigners - Miss Burney - Mrs . Inchbald - Mrs . Opie , " said Godfrey . " True ; and yet I — and yet- " said miss Hauton , pausing , and ...
... understand the heart- who , in modern times , can describe the human heart ? " " Not to speak of foreigners - Miss Burney - Mrs . Inchbald - Mrs . Opie , " said Godfrey . " True ; and yet I — and yet- " said miss Hauton , pausing , and ...
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... understand that secretary Cunningham Falconer has found him out , and makes good use of his pen , but pays him shabbily . Temple is too much of a man of honour to peach . So lord Oldborough knows nothing of the matter ; and Cunningham ...
... understand that secretary Cunningham Falconer has found him out , and makes good use of his pen , but pays him shabbily . Temple is too much of a man of honour to peach . So lord Oldborough knows nothing of the matter ; and Cunningham ...
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admiration affairs Alfred Percy Altenberg appeared assure Barclay Buckhurst Falconer captain Percy Caroline's character chargé d'affaires charming colonel Hauton colonel Hungerford commissioner Falconer conversation Cunningham daugh daughter dear father Drakelow duke of Greenwich Erasmus eyes Falconer's fashion father favour feelings felt fortune friends Frumpton Gascoigne gentleman give Godfrey Percy Gresham hand happy hear heard heart honour hope John justice knew lady Angelica lady Jane ladyship Leicestershire letter live look lord Old lord Oldborough lordship manner marriage marry means ment merit mind miss Falconers miss Hauton mother never opinion patronage Percy family Percy-hall Percy's person physician pity pleasure political poor profession racter recollect scrofula sir Amyas sir James sister smiling soon speak spoke sure talents talk taste tell thing thought tion told Tourville Tunbridge turned Twickenham Weymouth whilst wish woman words young lady
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Página 350 - Lurk'd in her hand, and mourn'd his captive Queen: He springs to Vengeance with an eager pace, And falls like thunder on the prostrate Ace. The nymph exulting fills with shouts the sky; The walls, the woods, and long canals reply. 100 Oh thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate, Too soon dejected, and too soon elate.
Página 119 - In these, ere triflers half their wish obtain, The toiling pleasure sickens into pain : And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.
Página 213 - with all that should accompany old age," " As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends," was, as she often declared, with gratitude to Providence, happier in age than she had been even in youth.