The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... Madame Biais , for instance , knows not what to make of a lady who gives her the trouble of writing out an account in the midst of the hurry and bustle of the season . By - the - way , my dear , do you like Mr. Pen- rhyn ? " " The man ...
... Madame Biais , for instance , knows not what to make of a lady who gives her the trouble of writing out an account in the midst of the hurry and bustle of the season . By - the - way , my dear , do you like Mr. Pen- rhyn ? " " The man ...
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... dearly love a little bit of finesse , to sneak their pitiful way to a vote , either at Brookes's or in the house . Madame Ln was the first to bring i this sort of tripotage into fashion . So well 14 DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
... dearly love a little bit of finesse , to sneak their pitiful way to a vote , either at Brookes's or in the house . Madame Ln was the first to bring i this sort of tripotage into fashion . So well 14 DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
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... Madame Payne has received her despatches from Herbault , and you are one of the favoured few admitted to the privy - council of les modes ? Or you are sitting for your picture ? -Yes ! you are sitting for your picture , and choose to ...
... Madame Payne has received her despatches from Herbault , and you are one of the favoured few admitted to the privy - council of les modes ? Or you are sitting for your picture ? -Yes ! you are sitting for your picture , and choose to ...
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... pussy's satin paws peep out . By - the - way , I did observe a little betrayal of temper , even at Merioneth House , the other night . We have got a beautiful Piedmontese countess , a Madame di Campo Fiorito DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 57.
... pussy's satin paws peep out . By - the - way , I did observe a little betrayal of temper , even at Merioneth House , the other night . We have got a beautiful Piedmontese countess , a Madame di Campo Fiorito DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 57.
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Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances). a beautiful Piedmontese countess , a Madame di Campo Fiorito , lately arrived from the continent ; exquisitely lovely , exquisitely fascinating , et qui fait fureur . All we know of her at present is ...
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances). a beautiful Piedmontese countess , a Madame di Campo Fiorito , lately arrived from the continent ; exquisitely lovely , exquisitely fascinating , et qui fait fureur . All we know of her at present is ...
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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.