The Diary of a Désennuyée, Volume 1Harper, 1836 - 212 páginas |
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Página 22
... spirits , about a voucher for Miss Ellen , or a subscription for Lady Sophia . Mr. Penrhyn , indeed , de- clares but ... spirit on their works ; the part that walks through society is a mere lump of clay , -like the refuse of the wine ...
... spirits , about a voucher for Miss Ellen , or a subscription for Lady Sophia . Mr. Penrhyn , indeed , de- clares but ... spirit on their works ; the part that walks through society is a mere lump of clay , -like the refuse of the wine ...
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... spirits . Armine's arrival in town is so recent , that her house has not yet acquired an in- habited look . The lustres are in canvass bags ; the frames of the glasses and pictures under dirty gauze . The covers remain on the furniture ...
... spirits . Armine's arrival in town is so recent , that her house has not yet acquired an in- habited look . The lustres are in canvass bags ; the frames of the glasses and pictures under dirty gauze . The covers remain on the furniture ...
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... spirits , amusement , like champaign , should be taken in moderate quantities : excess ren- ders one stupid . Epsom , -balls , -two delightful din- ners , and a petit souper at Merioneth House last night , after the opera ; yet , to ...
... spirits , amusement , like champaign , should be taken in moderate quantities : excess ren- ders one stupid . Epsom , -balls , -two delightful din- ners , and a petit souper at Merioneth House last night , after the opera ; yet , to ...
Página 55
... spirits in man and beast - such movement such excitement ! Every one eager to be the last seen in town , and the soonest on the course ; running the seventeen miles as if it were a heat . Then so many pretty dresses - so many pretty ...
... spirits in man and beast - such movement such excitement ! Every one eager to be the last seen in town , and the soonest on the course ; running the seventeen miles as if it were a heat . Then so many pretty dresses - so many pretty ...
Página 56
... spirit of enjoyment in the ragged regiment of spectators gracing similar scenes in Ireland ; and if they sometimes close in strife and dis- order , it is that the contrast afforded by such rare occa- sions of diversion to the ...
... spirit of enjoyment in the ragged regiment of spectators gracing similar scenes in Ireland ; and if they sometimes close in strife and dis- order , it is that the contrast afforded by such rare occa- sions of diversion to the ...
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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.