The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volumen1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... tone , this morning ; " . a woman who has nursed all her children must have the constitu- tion of an Irish charwoman ! " She will not even allow one of her friends to be ill , -hints that it is an idle pretension , and has 26 DIARY OF A ...
... tone , this morning ; " . a woman who has nursed all her children must have the constitu- tion of an Irish charwoman ! " She will not even allow one of her friends to be ill , -hints that it is an idle pretension , and has 26 DIARY OF A ...
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... tone . " Lancasters ? do I not knew heem ? an Irizh peer , eh , yees ? " " A Scotch one , I believe , ” said I , amused by his barbaresque self - possession , under the scrutinizing glan- ces of the exclusive . " Scosh ? aha ! Scosh , I ...
... tone . " Lancasters ? do I not knew heem ? an Irizh peer , eh , yees ? " " A Scotch one , I believe , ” said I , amused by his barbaresque self - possession , under the scrutinizing glan- ces of the exclusive . " Scosh ? aha ! Scosh , I ...
Página 36
... " and it is better he should play the fool in good company . Precisely at Clarence's age , the tone of a man's character is decided . If shy , he flies to indiffer . ent society , to be courted and made a fuss 36 DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
... " and it is better he should play the fool in good company . Precisely at Clarence's age , the tone of a man's character is decided . If shy , he flies to indiffer . ent society , to be courted and made a fuss 36 DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
Página 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.
... 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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Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances). loud of tone for so small a mansion ; and , immediately afterward , a thundering knock , and Armine hurried in , drawing on her gloves , just in time to receive Sir John and Lady Farrington ; the lady ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances). loud of tone for so small a mansion ; and , immediately afterward , a thundering knock , and Armine hurried in , drawing on her gloves , just in time to receive Sir John and Lady Farrington ; the lady ...
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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.