Sidney Smith. Samuel Rogers. James Smith. George Selwyn. Lord Chesterfield. Lord Melbourne. General von Radowitz. The Countess Hahn-Hahn. M. De Stendhal. Pierre Dupont. Lord Eldon and the chances of the barLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 |
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... LADY HOLLAND . With Selections from his Letters . Edited by Mrs. AUSTIN . In 2 vols . London : 1855 . THE publication of this book affords us the oppor- tunity for which we have been anxiously watching , which we must ere long have ...
... LADY HOLLAND . With Selections from his Letters . Edited by Mrs. AUSTIN . In 2 vols . London : 1855 . THE publication of this book affords us the oppor- tunity for which we have been anxiously watching , which we must ere long have ...
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... the volume , for none of these things will he find therein . " So stands the first sentence of Lady Holland's pre- face , and such an announcement at starting must be admitted to be the reverse of a temptation or 2 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
... the volume , for none of these things will he find therein . " So stands the first sentence of Lady Holland's pre- face , and such an announcement at starting must be admitted to be the reverse of a temptation or 2 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
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... Lady L asked me about my grandfather , I told her he disappeared about the time of the Assizes , and we asked no questions . " This , we need hardly say , was a jocular fabrication ; for his descent , without being noble , was ...
... Lady L asked me about my grandfather , I told her he disappeared about the time of the Assizes , and we asked no questions . " This , we need hardly say , was a jocular fabrication ; for his descent , without being noble , was ...
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Abraham Hayward. parent , and Lady Holland , unappalled by Sir David Brewster's authority , still retains hopes of being able to claim Sir Isaac Newton for an ancestor . Her account of her paternal grandfather , Mr. Robert Smith , is ...
Abraham Hayward. parent , and Lady Holland , unappalled by Sir David Brewster's authority , still retains hopes of being able to claim Sir Isaac Newton for an ancestor . Her account of her paternal grandfather , Mr. Robert Smith , is ...
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... Lady Holland tells us that it was lucky her mother , whose maiden name was Pybus , had some fortune , since her father's only tangible and appreciable contribution towards their future ménage were six small silver teaspoons , which ...
... Lady Holland tells us that it was lucky her mother , whose maiden name was Pybus , had some fortune , since her father's only tangible and appreciable contribution towards their future ménage were six small silver teaspoons , which ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiration afterwards amongst Andlau asked beauty Beyle called character Combe Florey conversation court dear dinner Duke Edinburgh Review English Erskine exclaimed eyes fancy father Faustine favour favourite feeling fortune genius gentleman George George Selwyn give grace habits Hahn-Hahn hand heart honour House House of Lords humour Lady late laugh letter live London look Lord Brougham Lord Byron Lord Carlisle Lord Chesterfield Lord Eldon Lord Mansfield Lord Melbourne Lord Thurlow Madame Madame de Staël manner ment mind mode moral never noble object observed occasion once Paris party passion period person pleasure poet political profession rank remarkable replied Rogers Rogers's Scott Selwyn Sheridan society speak story style Sydney Smith talents talk taste tell thing thought Thurlow tion told took Twiss Ulrich verses Walpole whilst wish woman writes young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 435 - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies ; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Seite 71 - And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through the judgment, gains The heart, and all its end at once attains.
Seite 435 - And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they •worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast ? who is able to make war with him?
Seite 315 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Seite 92 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Seite 100 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Seite 218 - I was an absolute pedant : when I talked my best, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial ; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid.
Seite 249 - I am neither of a melancholy nor a cynical disposition ; and am as willing and as apt to be pleased as anybody ; but I am sure that, since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh.
Seite 86 - Ward has no heart, they say ; but I deny it. He has a heart, and gets his speeches by it.
Seite 24 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.