The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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Página 13
... royal porter's book in which the names of Sir Robert and Lady Mardynville are not inscribed with ' damnable iteration ; ' not a ministerial lackey , to whom their liveries are not fa- miliar as Punch's puppet - show . They have deserted ...
... royal porter's book in which the names of Sir Robert and Lady Mardynville are not inscribed with ' damnable iteration ; ' not a ministerial lackey , to whom their liveries are not fa- miliar as Punch's puppet - show . They have deserted ...
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... royal family had come in . I raised my glass ; but , lo ! in lieu of a royal highness , saw nothing but a fat old dowager , a quon- dam lady - lieutenant : Sir William , remembering how low he used to bow to her at the castle , having ...
... royal family had come in . I raised my glass ; but , lo ! in lieu of a royal highness , saw nothing but a fat old dowager , a quon- dam lady - lieutenant : Sir William , remembering how low he used to bow to her at the castle , having ...
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... royal highness once or twice in the course of the season . In short , it is not every one who can boast of being received as we have been . There is some satisfaction in paying our respects to the royal family , when we know that our ...
... royal highness once or twice in the course of the season . In short , it is not every one who can boast of being received as we have been . There is some satisfaction in paying our respects to the royal family , when we know that our ...
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... royal stand , where we saw all the world " to advantage . Lady C. and Lady Alicia were with the king and queen ; and Clar- ence had the happiness of doting upon his idol through an opera - glass the whole of the day . Lord Hartston ...
... royal stand , where we saw all the world " to advantage . Lady C. and Lady Alicia were with the king and queen ; and Clar- ence had the happiness of doting upon his idol through an opera - glass the whole of the day . Lord Hartston ...
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... royal dinner - party , and stopped to say bon soir , en passant . On learning my dilemma , he would not admit of my losing the last act of the new ballette , but insisted on my accompanying him to his box , which is nearly the best in ...
... royal dinner - party , and stopped to say bon soir , en passant . On learning my dilemma , he would not admit of my losing the last act of the new ballette , but insisted on my accompanying him to his box , which is nearly the best in ...
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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.