The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... Paris . Lady Cecilia declares that three or four of the best houses in town have become insupportable during the last few years , on account of the state of parties ; among others , that of DIARY OF A Désennuyée . 15.
... Paris . Lady Cecilia declares that three or four of the best houses in town have become insupportable during the last few years , on account of the state of parties ; among others , that of DIARY OF A Désennuyée . 15.
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... Paris , Vienna , Naples , have nothing to compare with Almack's : no weekly point de réunion , where people are sure of meeting those who suit them , and whom they suit . But , then , in what other capital does fashion hold a reign so ...
... Paris , Vienna , Naples , have nothing to compare with Almack's : no weekly point de réunion , where people are sure of meeting those who suit them , and whom they suit . But , then , in what other capital does fashion hold a reign so ...
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... Paris , Rome , Naples , Vienna , and Berlin . It struck me last night that Mr. Penrhyn was paying attention to the youngest and pret- tiest of the daughters . But I am satisfied that Lady Sophia has too much dignity of mind to accept a ...
... Paris , Rome , Naples , Vienna , and Berlin . It struck me last night that Mr. Penrhyn was paying attention to the youngest and pret- tiest of the daughters . But I am satisfied that Lady Sophia has too much dignity of mind to accept a ...
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... Paris . " F " That argues nothing . The Carlist clique black- ball all the English upon principle . They have thrown over some of the best fellows in town ; and show no mercy to younger brothers like Taffrail . A low bow from Rothschild ...
... Paris . " F " That argues nothing . The Carlist clique black- ball all the English upon principle . They have thrown over some of the best fellows in town ; and show no mercy to younger brothers like Taffrail . A low bow from Rothschild ...
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... Paris , Berlin , and Naples ; and we should have cared little , perhaps , for the charms of the Contessa di Campo Fiorito , had it not been for a puff - preliminary , which appeared accidentally in the Morning Post , the day she first ...
... Paris , Berlin , and Naples ; and we should have cared little , perhaps , for the charms of the Contessa di Campo Fiorito , had it not been for a puff - preliminary , which appeared accidentally in the Morning Post , the day she first ...
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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.