The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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Página 14
... Merioneth happened to sit next me on the sofa , conversing in that familiar whisper by which he thinks proper to mark to the world that he knows only those whom he knows inti- mately . The whisperee of a duke became , of course , a fine ...
... Merioneth happened to sit next me on the sofa , conversing in that familiar whisper by which he thinks proper to mark to the world that he knows only those whom he knows inti- mately . The whisperee of a duke became , of course , a fine ...
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... Merioneth's , dining first with the Percys , so that I shall actually pass the second day of Armine's sojourn in town with- out seeing her . How mortifying ! Friday night . - I seem destined to meet with con- trariétés . This morning I ...
... Merioneth's , dining first with the Percys , so that I shall actually pass the second day of Armine's sojourn in town with- out seeing her . How mortifying ! Friday night . - I seem destined to meet with con- trariétés . This morning I ...
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... Merioneth House . " " But people do not remain all night at Almack's : and you ( and your horses ) were not at Merioneth House , I imagine , before ten o'clock ? " " Not till eleven . But I was not sure of finding you if I came in the ...
... Merioneth House . " " But people do not remain all night at Almack's : and you ( and your horses ) were not at Merioneth House , I imagine , before ten o'clock ? " " Not till eleven . But I was not sure of finding you if I came in the ...
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... Merioneth House , last night , what a host of smilers ! Not a jealous scowl , not an envious sneer , not an angry frown , to be seen ! In spite of all the rivalship , all the vindictive feeling , pent up in the four hundred human ...
... Merioneth House , last night , what a host of smilers ! Not a jealous scowl , not an envious sneer , not an angry frown , to be seen ! In spite of all the rivalship , all the vindictive feeling , pent up in the four hundred human ...
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... Merioneth House - superior to Lord and Lady Rossana , or their sons and daughters . But the Rossanas are people of the world ; and have supported the reputation of their country for beauty and wit , at Paris , Rome , Naples , Vienna ...
... Merioneth House - superior to Lord and Lady Rossana , or their sons and daughters . But the Rossanas are people of the world ; and have supported the reputation of their country for beauty and wit , at Paris , Rome , Naples , Vienna ...
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acquaintance agreeable Almack's amused Andernach Armine arrived bal costumé ball beautiful Bedfordshire better bon-ton bore Buntingford by-the-way Carlists carriage charming Clarence court cousin cried Crowhurst dear Delaval Devonshire House dine dinner drawing-room dress duchess Duke of Merioneth England English eyes fancy fashion favour feel French George Hanton Gresham Ronsham heard Herbault Herbert Hollybridge honour hour husband inquired invited Lady Alicia Lady Cecilia Lady Clackmannan Lady Farrington Lady Hartston Lady Mardynville Lady Maria Lady Southam last night London look Lord Hampton Lord Hartston Lord Lancaster Lord Penrhyn Merioneth House morning never observed old lady opera Paris Park party passed Percy Père la Chaise person poor prince Princess Rawdon replied Rhine royal scarcely season seems Sir Henry Sir Jenison sister society Staffordshire talk thing tion to-morrow tone town Trentwood Tuileries Vanguyon Vinicombe wife woman women yesterday young
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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.