Jeannette Isabelle: A Novel, Հատոր 1John Richardson, 1837 |
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... mean- ing , and fancied he was eloquent ; and a love of alliteration being added to his love of synonym , it not unfrequently happened , that the sense was sacri- ficed to the sound . Altogether , Mr. Snuffles pre- sented an inimitable ...
... mean- ing , and fancied he was eloquent ; and a love of alliteration being added to his love of synonym , it not unfrequently happened , that the sense was sacri- ficed to the sound . Altogether , Mr. Snuffles pre- sented an inimitable ...
Էջ 107
... mean that fanatico per la musica , Lord Fletcher , " said Mullingham . " On the contrary ; I mean Dick , as they call him , the youngest . He is quite a boy yet , of course , or else I wouldn't give two sixpences for Clanelly's life . I ...
... mean that fanatico per la musica , Lord Fletcher , " said Mullingham . " On the contrary ; I mean Dick , as they call him , the youngest . He is quite a boy yet , of course , or else I wouldn't give two sixpences for Clanelly's life . I ...
Էջ 127
... means , he managed notwithstanding to go on without at all retrenching his expenditure . He lived rather as La Fleur says , in the Sentimental Journey , " comme il plait à Dieu , " that is to say , he was always ready to fight , gamble ...
... means , he managed notwithstanding to go on without at all retrenching his expenditure . He lived rather as La Fleur says , in the Sentimental Journey , " comme il plait à Dieu , " that is to say , he was always ready to fight , gamble ...
Էջ 148
... means vox et præterea nihil ; but the voice and the beauty aided one another in contributing to the general effect , which was irresistible ; and as the listener hung entranced on her execution of " Arder mai per altra face " by Pavesi ...
... means vox et præterea nihil ; but the voice and the beauty aided one another in contributing to the general effect , which was irresistible ; and as the listener hung entranced on her execution of " Arder mai per altra face " by Pavesi ...
Էջ 150
... of the very name of the lady admired by the other . Nor were politics by any means forgotten be- tween the two young men ; -politics , which had been the original bond of their union , were still , 150 JEANNETTE ISABELLE .
... of the very name of the lady admired by the other . Nor were politics by any means forgotten be- tween the two young men ; -politics , which had been the original bond of their union , were still , 150 JEANNETTE ISABELLE .
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acquaintance admiration amusement Anton appeared arrived asked beautiful better called Carlton Club carriage CHAPTER character cher Clanelly's Comte comtesse court daughter dear dinner door earl embassy Endymion English exclaimed eyes fancy favourite feeling felt Fitz-Waterton fond Fondi France Genoa George Grainger gold hand heart heroine honour and credit hope hôtel husband Italian Italy Jeannette Isabelle Kilkenny cat Lady Clanelly Lady Frances least London looked Lord Arthur Mullingham Lord Carmansdale Lord Clanelly Lord Fletcher Lord Furstenroy lordship low company Marquis ment mind Miss Barbara Miss Clementina morning Naples never Newfoundland dog night once Paris party passion perhaps Pisatelli poor present pretty racter remark remember round Scraggs seemed servant sister Snuffles society sort Sybil's cave taste thing thought tions to-day to-morrow Toe Barlow wife window wish woman women
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Էջ 156 - It may have been so, sir. But I have a bad opinion of Black. I don't think he would stick at much." "It is just this, Geoff, as I believe: that Black's case is an illustration of the old saying, ' Give a dog a bad name, and hang him.
Էջ 236 - A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.'—In short the learned pig Toby would have passed a much more creditable examination. Mrs- Blandford, almost in despair, at last brought out with an air of exultation her eldest child of all, a pretty little girl enough, who was to be examined in nothing less than the church catechism. She answered rightly the two first questions...
Էջ 205 - TO-DAY ia the scale-beam between to-morrow and yesterday ; it inclines to joy or sorrow, as our minds are swayed by the influences of the past or the future ; and it varies, on different sides, from elevation to depression, as our hopes or fears, our painful recollections or our soft regrets predominate. WE never injure our own characters so much, as when we attack those of others.
Էջ 83 - Of course, the fair side is always presented towards them, and all the darker traits and wilder extravagancies, are sedulously concealed on the reverse. This makes it so doubly dangerous for a girl to consult only her own preferences, and her own will, in making her choice for life; and this also proves the expediency, on all occasions, of taking the advice of some experienced male counsellor.