Peers and Parvenus: A Novel, Band 2H. Colburn, 1846 |
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... charming friend the Countess Michel- ozzi ; or receiving some masonic sign from her odious husband . " Suspecting that Mrs Cleveland must have inflicted the same sort of wound on Fair- fax's self - love , of which he had himself been ...
... charming friend the Countess Michel- ozzi ; or receiving some masonic sign from her odious husband . " Suspecting that Mrs Cleveland must have inflicted the same sort of wound on Fair- fax's self - love , of which he had himself been ...
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... charm became the greater by force of contrast . To that designation , foreigners are apt to attach the idea of everything that is robust in person , dictatorial in opinion , and ungracious in address ; and the pale reserved young man ...
... charm became the greater by force of contrast . To that designation , foreigners are apt to attach the idea of everything that is robust in person , dictatorial in opinion , and ungracious in address ; and the pale reserved young man ...
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... the light winter of the Sicilies had not set in , and out - of - door enjoy- ments were available , the young traveller experienced too vividly the charm of the novel scene , to find leisure for his purpose . But 36 PEERS AND PARVENUS .
... the light winter of the Sicilies had not set in , and out - of - door enjoy- ments were available , the young traveller experienced too vividly the charm of the novel scene , to find leisure for his purpose . But 36 PEERS AND PARVENUS .
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... Charming , -exquisite ! " - cried Lobanoff , with genuine enthusiasm . " Yet had you been with us last night , you would have heard me · pronounce it execrable to Astrowicz , -- because of too liberal a tendency to be represented at St ...
... Charming , -exquisite ! " - cried Lobanoff , with genuine enthusiasm . " Yet had you been with us last night , you would have heard me · pronounce it execrable to Astrowicz , -- because of too liberal a tendency to be represented at St ...
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... charming melodies of Verdi , and the sweet strains of Moltini . No matter why or wherefore ! -Perche is a word that always introduces a host of tiresome explana- tions . " . Accepting this as a hint to leave the prince to do the honours ...
... charming melodies of Verdi , and the sweet strains of Moltini . No matter why or wherefore ! -Perche is a word that always introduces a host of tiresome explana- tions . " . Accepting this as a hint to leave the prince to do the honours ...
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acquaintance Admirable Crichton admit afford Agatha ambassadress aunt Morris ball beauty Benedictine Bilston Park BOOK BUE Brighton brother cerning Charlotte Corbet charming cher Clarendon Hill Cleveland Clutterbuck companion countenance Countess von Adlerberg cousin Crescentia cried Dashwood daugh daughters dear Dick Towler Duke of Attleborough English Englishman eyes fair Fairford youth fancy father favour fêtes fortune Frà George Joddrell girls Glebestone hand heart heiress Herbert Davenport Hindon Manor honour hope Italy Jane Cleve Jervis Cleve Joddrell's Julia Lady Hill Lady Hillingdon Lady Ursula letters London look Lord John Howard Lucy madam ment Miss Hecksworth Miss Joddrells Monsieur Gervais morning mother Naples never object OVERDUE FEE party person Philip Fairfax Pietracatella pleasure Portici Portland place Prince Lobanoff protégé rejoined replied Cleve scarcely scholar sister smile society St Petersburg suppose sure thing tion Venice woman Wrexhill young
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Seite 54 - Sir, he hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book ; he hath not eat paper, as it were ; he hath not drunk ink : his intellect is not replenished ; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts...
Seite 194 - Love is an offering of the whole heart, Madam, A sacrifice of all that poor life hath ; And he who gives his ' all,' — whate'er that be, Gives greatly, — and deserveth no one's scorn ! 131.
Seite 133 - My bosom's lord sits lightly on his throne, And all the day an unaccustom'd spirit Raises me from the ground with cheerful thoughts, — burst simultaneously from the lips of the three girls.
Seite 267 - But now our joys are fled On winter blasts awa; Yet maiden May, in rich array, Again shall bring them a'. But my white pow, nae kindly thowe Shall melt the snaws of age ; My trunk of eild, but buss or bield, Sinks in Time's wint'ry rage. Oh, age has weary days, And nights o' sleepless pain; Thou golden time o' youthful prime, Why com'st thou not again?
Seite 42 - to whom much is given, from him much shall be required.' " This letter, far from serving the purpose for which it was intended, of rousing...