The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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... matter ! -People are apt to inveigh against the stir and tumult of an inn , and protest they can nei- ther collect their faculties for thinking , nor tranquillize them for sleeping , amid the bustle of such places . For my part , I care ...
... matter ! -People are apt to inveigh against the stir and tumult of an inn , and protest they can nei- ther collect their faculties for thinking , nor tranquillize them for sleeping , amid the bustle of such places . For my part , I care ...
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... matter of principle to be true to their ac- quaintances ! Formed by an exchange of courtesies and cards , on some accidental temptation ( such as Lady A.'s desire to flirt with Lord B. at Lady C.'s ball , and Lady C.'s desire to have ...
... matter of principle to be true to their ac- quaintances ! Formed by an exchange of courtesies and cards , on some accidental temptation ( such as Lady A.'s desire to flirt with Lord B. at Lady C.'s ball , and Lady C.'s desire to have ...
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... matter of fact . Idylliumism apart - I was grieved to perceive that the cares of life had somewhat tarnished the beautiful face of my sister . Surely vanity does not mislead me into believing that , although a year younger than myself ...
... matter of fact . Idylliumism apart - I was grieved to perceive that the cares of life had somewhat tarnished the beautiful face of my sister . Surely vanity does not mislead me into believing that , although a year younger than myself ...
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... matter ! It is still the conservatory , par ex cellence , for our budding roses and rare exotics ; the rendezvous for seeing with the least possible trouble the greatest possible number of one's acquaintances . What a host of hands were ...
... matter ! It is still the conservatory , par ex cellence , for our budding roses and rare exotics ; the rendezvous for seeing with the least possible trouble the greatest possible number of one's acquaintances . What a host of hands were ...
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... matter . The colour rose to Lord Lancaster's temples , and he pulled up his collar with a jerk , as he would have pulled up a hard - mouthed horse . " Your friend seems to take me for an apothecary , " said he , addressing me ; but ...
... matter . The colour rose to Lord Lancaster's temples , and he pulled up his collar with a jerk , as he would have pulled up a hard - mouthed horse . " Your friend seems to take me for an apothecary , " said he , addressing me ; but ...
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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.