The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volumen1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... his croakings from becoming audi- ble ! 66 Why , my dear Armine , did not Herbert bring you to see me yesterday ? " I inquired , as soon as I had taken my place . " He thought it would be far easier for your DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 31.
... his croakings from becoming audi- ble ! 66 Why , my dear Armine , did not Herbert bring you to see me yesterday ? " I inquired , as soon as I had taken my place . " He thought it would be far easier for your DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 31.
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... jardinière . His pettishness was soon silenced by the announcement of a Sir Dunstan Forbes , a tall , square- shouldered , fussy man , too huge of stature and too loud of tone for so small a mansion ; and DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 39.
... jardinière . His pettishness was soon silenced by the announcement of a Sir Dunstan Forbes , a tall , square- shouldered , fussy man , too huge of stature and too loud of tone for so small a mansion ; and DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 39.
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... soon refine into elegant women ; but what will then become of the delicacy of their complexion and the simplicity of their demean- our ? I am not one of those who cannot dispense with the case - hardened air of fashion , which strips ...
... soon refine into elegant women ; but what will then become of the delicacy of their complexion and the simplicity of their demean- our ? I am not one of those who cannot dispense with the case - hardened air of fashion , which strips ...
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... soon fol- lowed . " She had so long wished to make my acquaintance ! Mrs. Herbert had talked me over with her so often ; she seemed to know me as well , and to be as au fait of my affairs , as if we had been friends from childhood . She ...
... soon fol- lowed . " She had so long wished to make my acquaintance ! Mrs. Herbert had talked me over with her so often ; she seemed to know me as well , and to be as au fait of my affairs , as if we had been friends from childhood . She ...
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... soon think of accosting with a recital of such trash as mentioning it in my prayers . Even my friends exchange significant looks in my presence , as much as to say , ' Take care - you forget whom you have here you are getting your ...
... soon think of accosting with a recital of such trash as mentioning it in my prayers . Even my friends exchange significant looks in my presence , as much as to say , ' Take care - you forget whom you have here you are getting your ...
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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.