Tales of the Woods and Fields, Volume 2 |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 49
Página 5
Consists in the well choosing of a wife ; And this well to discharge , it doth require
Equality of years , of birth , of fortune ; For beauty , being poor , and not cried up
By birth or wealth , can truly mix with neither ; And wealth , where there ' s much ...
Consists in the well choosing of a wife ; And this well to discharge , it doth require
Equality of years , of birth , of fortune ; For beauty , being poor , and not cried up
By birth or wealth , can truly mix with neither ; And wealth , where there ' s much ...
Página 7
for I understand that poor Mr . Mildmay is wretchedly straitened in his
circumstances , and wants the very indispensables of existence . I thought his
daughter had a singularly aristocratic air ; to be sure ihey are of a good family ;
but I consider it ...
for I understand that poor Mr . Mildmay is wretchedly straitened in his
circumstances , and wants the very indispensables of existence . I thought his
daughter had a singularly aristocratic air ; to be sure ihey are of a good family ;
but I consider it ...
Página 12
Both Mr . Mildmay and Mr . Phillips were almost what might be called poor , the
one as a scantily endowed clergyman , though the son of a country gentleman ;
the other as having his entire fortune to make , and a young family , as the phrase
...
Both Mr . Mildmay and Mr . Phillips were almost what might be called poor , the
one as a scantily endowed clergyman , though the son of a country gentleman ;
the other as having his entire fortune to make , and a young family , as the phrase
...
Página 19
... two hundred and fifty pounds a year - but who look for , and who receive , in
recompense of their wellprincipled efforts , that which all the gold on earth is too
poor to buy - - self - respect , peace of mind , and that hope which fadeth not
away .
... two hundred and fifty pounds a year - but who look for , and who receive , in
recompense of their wellprincipled efforts , that which all the gold on earth is too
poor to buy - - self - respect , peace of mind , and that hope which fadeth not
away .
Página 30
She ! a poor , insignificant country girl , to imagine that she could for one moment
fix the attention of such a man ! A man of his rank ! A man of his fashion ! Was
ever any expectation so perfectly ridiculous ? It was plain that he had forgotten
her ...
She ! a poor , insignificant country girl , to imagine that she could for one moment
fix the attention of such a man ! A man of his rank ! A man of his fashion ! Was
ever any expectation so perfectly ridiculous ? It was plain that he had forgotten
her ...
Opinião das pessoas - Escrever uma crítica
Não foram encontradas quaisquer críticas nos locais habituais.
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Tales of the Woods and Fields: A Second Series of "The Two Old Men ..., Volume 1 Anne Marsh-Caldwell Visualização integral - 1836 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
admiration apartment appeared arms beautiful believe Bernard better busy called carry Charles charming child close creature cried dark daughter dear delight door dress earth endeavouring entered expression eyes face father feelings felt followed garden girl give Guibert hand happy head heart Heaven hills honour hope kind Lady least leave light living looked Lord William Louisa Mademoiselle manner marquis Mary mean mind Miss monsieur Montalembert mother nature never night once opened pain passed passion poor possible present priest reason received rest returned rose round seemed seen sense soft speak spirits stood strange suffer sweet tears tell tender Therese thing thou thought trees turned usual Vermont Victor Virginie voice walk whole wish young lady
Passagens conhecidas
Página 179 - ... in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And behold, there came a voice unto him, and said. What doest thou here, Elijah?
Página 14 - Yes ! let the rich deride, the proud disdain These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art...
Página 14 - These simple blessings of the lowly train; To me more dear, congenial to my heart, One native charm, than all the gloss of art Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play. The soul adopts, and owns their first-born sway; Lightly they frolic o'er the vacant mind, Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined.
Página 158 - Everything that he proposed commencing was to be completed for his boy ; everything that he erected was to last for several generations. In this sense, his apprenticeship was ended : with the feeling of a father, he had acquired all the virtues of a citizen. He felt this, and nothing could exceed his joy. " O needless strictness of morality...
Página 14 - Tis yours to judge how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land. Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore, And shouting Folly hails them from her shore...
Página 5 - I know, The sum of all that makes a just man happy Consists in the well choosing of his wife : And there, well to discharge it, does require Equality of years, of birth, of fortune ; For beauty being poor, and not cried up By birth or wealth, can truly mix with ueithcr. And wealth, where there's such difference in years, And fair descent, must make the yoke uneasy : — But I come nearer.