Peers and Parvenus: A Novel, Band 2H. Colburn, 1846 |
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... rendered more general by the abrupt interposition of Cleveland . " On my first arrival in Europe , " said he , " I was assured , on the Continent , that the English alone were mad enough to con- sult their affections in the grand affair ...
... rendered more general by the abrupt interposition of Cleveland . " On my first arrival in Europe , " said he , " I was assured , on the Continent , that the English alone were mad enough to con- sult their affections in the grand affair ...
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... rendered the 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 ...
... rendered the 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 ...
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... 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 introductions forced upon him on quitting Venice 26 PEERS AND ...
... 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 introductions forced upon him on quitting Venice 26 PEERS AND ...
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... render impossible . It was not so much the orgies of men like Cleveland that were likely to endanger his reason , as the enervation arising from the frivolities of the gay world . As yet , his experience of female society was limited to ...
... render impossible . It was not so much the orgies of men like Cleveland that were likely to endanger his reason , as the enervation arising from the frivolities of the gay world . As yet , his experience of female society was limited to ...
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... render him more conscious of his isolation . Music is a powerful softener of the heart ; and the touching strains of Bellini and Donizetti , breathed with the mellifluous sweetness of the choicest Italian organs , require the responsive ...
... render him more conscious of his isolation . Music is a powerful softener of the heart ; and the touching strains of Bellini and Donizetti , breathed with the mellifluous sweetness of the choicest Italian organs , require the responsive ...
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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
Beliebte Passagen
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...