The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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Página 63
... Lord Hartston ; yet I have not been able to read a line of it . I must have met this Lord Hartston , for I have frequently heard his name pro- nounced in society ; but I cannot bring him to my rec- ollection , unless it be a heavy ...
... Lord Hartston ; yet I have not been able to read a line of it . I must have met this Lord Hartston , for I have frequently heard his name pro- nounced in society ; but I cannot bring him to my rec- ollection , unless it be a heavy ...
Página 64
... Lord Hartston's speech , he and his oratory have afforded a text for the last two days , for as much dis- cussion as would fill the Bodleian library . If the man be in earnest , I honour him ; but so many of these soi- disant ...
... Lord Hartston's speech , he and his oratory have afforded a text for the last two days , for as much dis- cussion as would fill the Bodleian library . If the man be in earnest , I honour him ; but so many of these soi- disant ...
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... Lord Hartston ! But , my dear Mrs. Delaval , you must be jesting ! You were as well aware of this all the time , as- " 66 May I venture to remind you that many here are listening to the debate ? " dryly observed the elderly lady in the ...
... Lord Hartston ! But , my dear Mrs. Delaval , you must be jesting ! You were as well aware of this all the time , as- " 66 May I venture to remind you that many here are listening to the debate ? " dryly observed the elderly lady in the ...
Página 73
... Lord Hartston ? " " I told you before that he was a very able speaker . " " I know . But himself - what did you ... Lord Hartston . " Inwardly congratulating myself that she had amended her intentions , I now fell into an uneasy state of ...
... Lord Hartston ? " " I told you before that he was a very able speaker . " " I know . But himself - what did you ... Lord Hartston . " Inwardly congratulating myself that she had amended her intentions , I now fell into an uneasy state of ...
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... Lord Hartston , and ending with my glow of enthusiasm in favour of his speech . " I knew the history before , " said ... Lord Hartston who mention- ed it to me ; one of the dearest friends I have on earth . He was rather inclined to ...
... Lord Hartston , and ending with my glow of enthusiasm in favour of his speech . " I knew the history before , " said ... Lord Hartston who mention- ed it to me ; one of the dearest friends I have on earth . He was rather inclined to ...
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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.