The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volumen1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... morning arrived cards , and ( without waiting to have them returned ) an invitation for a dinner - party , three weeks hence . - Sha'n't go ! What , but politics , can have been typified in the golden pippin of Ate ? and what ages of ...
... morning arrived cards , and ( without waiting to have them returned ) an invitation for a dinner - party , three weeks hence . - Sha'n't go ! What , but politics , can have been typified in the golden pippin of Ate ? and what ages of ...
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... morning , how would they marvel to behold the classic ground of Carlton House devoted to the hubbub of conservative clubs , or the gorgeous vulgarity of such satraps as Sir Bungalore Hooghly and Co. ! Till within these fifteen years ...
... morning , how would they marvel to behold the classic ground of Carlton House devoted to the hubbub of conservative clubs , or the gorgeous vulgarity of such satraps as Sir Bungalore Hooghly and Co. ! Till within these fifteen years ...
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... mornings she is always in a nervous flutter of spirits , about a voucher for Miss Ellen , or a subscription for Lady Sophia . Mr. Penrhyn , indeed , de- clares but I am not sure that his declaration would grace the pages of my journal ...
... mornings she is always in a nervous flutter of spirits , about a voucher for Miss Ellen , or a subscription for Lady Sophia . Mr. Penrhyn , indeed , de- clares but I am not sure that his declaration would grace the pages of my journal ...
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... morning . - Having had my horses out till nearly four , I shall not be able to get to the Herberts ' to - day . But as Armine can command her husband's arm , I hope she will walk to me . Six o'clock , and my room only just clear of morning ...
... morning . - Having had my horses out till nearly four , I shall not be able to get to the Herberts ' to - day . But as Armine can command her husband's arm , I hope she will walk to me . Six o'clock , and my room only just clear of morning ...
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... morning , just after Dr. Holland had left the house ; and Holland gave it as his opinion that she was in no sort of danger . Holland is aware of her foible of fancying herself ten times worse than she really is . " " In this case , poor ...
... morning , just after Dr. Holland had left the house ; and Holland gave it as his opinion that she was in no sort of danger . Holland is aware of her foible of fancying herself ten times worse than she really is . " " In this case , poor ...
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Página 216 - IT is the first mild day of March : Each minute sweeter than before, The redbreast sings from the tall larch That stands beside our door. There is a blessing in the air, Which seems a sense of joy to yield To the bare trees, and mountains bare And grass in the green field.
Página 217 - Love, now a universal birth, From heart to heart is stealing, From earth to man, from man to earth: —It is the hour of feeling. One moment now may give us more Than years of toiling reason: Our minds shall drink at every pore The spirit of the season.
Página 34 - They act as conductors to the storms usually hovering in the air. The man forced to remain at home, and vent his crossness on his wife and children, is a much worse animal to bear with than the man who grumbles his way to Pall Mall, and not daring to swear at the club-servants, or knock about the club-furniture, becomes socialised into decency. Nothing like the subordination exercised in a community of equals for reducing a fiery temper.