The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... amused her not a little by inquiring whether General Vernon was a pleasant man , as she seemed so glad to secure him ; and she amused me no less by replying , that he was a bore par excellence , but too well taught to dream of setting ...
... amused her not a little by inquiring whether General Vernon was a pleasant man , as she seemed so glad to secure him ; and she amused me no less by replying , that he was a bore par excellence , but too well taught to dream of setting ...
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... . Percy would be miserable , unless she knew herself to be the object of scandal . " " And Mr. Penrhyn ? " " The lady's pretence of a penchant at first amused DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 11 gentleman." But, to burn farthing rushlights to ...
... . Percy would be miserable , unless she knew herself to be the object of scandal . " " And Mr. Penrhyn ? " " The lady's pretence of a penchant at first amused DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE . 11 gentleman." But, to burn farthing rushlights to ...
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... amused him , and he bore being whispered to , smiled at , and bil- let - douxed , with remarkable fortitude . But , the novel- ty of her enthusiasm over , he grew sick of his Barme- cide's feast ; and now , I never beheld so bored a man ...
... amused him , and he bore being whispered to , smiled at , and bil- let - douxed , with remarkable fortitude . But , the novel- ty of her enthusiasm over , he grew sick of his Barme- cide's feast ; and now , I never beheld so bored a man ...
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... amused by the uneasy manner in which she was addressed by a certain Lady Mardynville , -evidently in an agony lest Lady Cis should present the 66 new woman " to her . " Have mercy on Sir Robert and Lady Mardynville , and do not look ...
... amused by the uneasy manner in which she was addressed by a certain Lady Mardynville , -evidently in an agony lest Lady Cis should present the 66 new woman " to her . " Have mercy on Sir Robert and Lady Mardynville , and do not look ...
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... amused by his barbaresque self - possession , under the scrutinizing glan- ces of the exclusive . " Scosh ? aha ! Scosh , I tink . Good - day , milor , good- day , your shervanth . You are of Scoshland , I find . I have great regard for ...
... amused by his barbaresque self - possession , under the scrutinizing glan- ces of the exclusive . " Scosh ? aha ! Scosh , I tink . Good - day , milor , good- day , your shervanth . You are of Scoshland , I find . I have great regard for ...
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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.