The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... least proclaiming her , the best of wives , because she is wise enough to let him pass his life at his club , well - bred enough to be civil to him in public , and judicious enough never to see him in private .. Lady C. is , in short ...
... least proclaiming her , the best of wives , because she is wise enough to let him pass his life at his club , well - bred enough to be civil to him in public , and judicious enough never to see him in private .. Lady C. is , in short ...
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... gracious , my dear Lady Cecilia , " said I. Compare her , at least , to a sprig of sweet - brier - fra- grant and charming to those who handle it with dexter- ity . " In that " She , too , is the centre DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
... gracious , my dear Lady Cecilia , " said I. Compare her , at least , to a sprig of sweet - brier - fra- grant and charming to those who handle it with dexter- ity . " In that " She , too , is the centre DIARY OF A DÉSENNUYÉE .
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... least is a dowager dandy , - -a superannuated London man - an out - pensioner of White's - without an idea or an ambition beyond St. James's Street . Your Mr. Penrhyn connaît bien son Londres , but he knows nothing else ; I never saw ...
... least is a dowager dandy , - -a superannuated London man - an out - pensioner of White's - without an idea or an ambition beyond St. James's Street . Your Mr. Penrhyn connaît bien son Londres , but he knows nothing else ; I never saw ...
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... least possible trouble the greatest possible number of one's acquaintances . What a host of hands were extended to me to - night by old friends ! what courtesies innumerable was I forc- ed to perform in honour of new introductions ...
... least possible trouble the greatest possible number of one's acquaintances . What a host of hands were extended to me to - night by old friends ! what courtesies innumerable was I forc- ed to perform in honour of new introductions ...
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... least unknowing . To - night I am going to the Duke of 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 ...
... least unknowing . To - night I am going to the Duke of 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 ...
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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.