Peers and Parvenus: A Novel, Band 2H. Colburn, 1846 |
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... object of his pursuit ? " said Lord John Howard . " There were half - a - dozen heiresses in the London market , this season ; but I fancied they were all disposed of , except that rock of Gibraltar , the bankeress . " " Davenport's ...
... object of his pursuit ? " said Lord John Howard . " There were half - a - dozen heiresses in the London market , this season ; but I fancied they were all disposed of , except that rock of Gibraltar , the bankeress . " " Davenport's ...
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... object of pleasantry . " " Then by Jove we'll say no more about her ! " - cried the good - natured Duke of Attleborough . And it was no sacrifice to change the subject of conversation . For at that mo- ment Mrs Cleveland , looking like ...
... object of pleasantry . " " Then by Jove we'll say no more about her ! " - cried the good - natured Duke of Attleborough . And it was no sacrifice to change the subject of conversation . For at that mo- ment Mrs Cleveland , looking like ...
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... object of the education bestowed upon him was to render him a scholar for the sake of scholarship . Devoid of all preten- sion to figure in society above his sphere under a sanction beyond his rights and pre- tensions , the ...
... object of the education bestowed upon him was to render him a scholar for the sake of scholarship . Devoid of all preten- sion to figure in society above his sphere under a sanction beyond his rights and pre- tensions , the ...
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... object of inquiry . It was in vain he retreated from observation . Even in the course of his visits to public monuments and historical sites , his fine person attracted notice . True to his resolution of living a retired life , he had ...
... object of inquiry . It was in vain he retreated from observation . Even in the course of his visits to public monuments and historical sites , his fine person attracted notice . True to his resolution of living a retired life , he had ...
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... object , -to the listless recluse . Like a Hindoo mother , from whose bosom her female infant is snatched and flung into the waters as useless and un- profitable , the loss of those nameless pages left an irreparable blank in his ...
... object , -to the listless recluse . Like a Hindoo mother , from whose bosom her female infant is snatched and flung into the waters as useless and un- profitable , the loss of those nameless pages left an irreparable blank in his ...
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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...