Jeannette Isabelle: A Novel, Հատոր 1John Richardson, 1837 |
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... poor old creature this " -and a napoleon was handed out of the window . " Es ist gar nicht nöthig — it's quite unnecessary , my Lord , and a great deal too much , " said the free - spoken old servant . " Take her address , Anton , " was ...
... poor old creature this " -and a napoleon was handed out of the window . " Es ist gar nicht nöthig — it's quite unnecessary , my Lord , and a great deal too much , " said the free - spoken old servant . " Take her address , Anton , " was ...
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... poor old gouty Lord Furstenroy , who was acknow- ledged to be the most violent Tory in the Carlton Club , the most steady whist - player in the Traveller's , and the most prosy story - teller in Boodle's , even he did not always escape ...
... poor old gouty Lord Furstenroy , who was acknow- ledged to be the most violent Tory in the Carlton Club , the most steady whist - player in the Traveller's , and the most prosy story - teller in Boodle's , even he did not always escape ...
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... poor idiot boy at our place at Newnham , who went and asked his mother for a ladder to gather the gooseberries and currants ; and as to making an offer , if he wanted to whisper in my ear , I should expect that he would at least bring ...
... poor idiot boy at our place at Newnham , who went and asked his mother for a ladder to gather the gooseberries and currants ; and as to making an offer , if he wanted to whisper in my ear , I should expect that he would at least bring ...
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... Poor Fletcher ! " rejoined Lady Emily , " you are determined to be very exclusive to - night , in laying down the law . He is , notwithstanding , the eldest of the family , and has almost reached his twentieth birthday : and then ...
... Poor Fletcher ! " rejoined Lady Emily , " you are determined to be very exclusive to - night , in laying down the law . He is , notwithstanding , the eldest of the family , and has almost reached his twentieth birthday : and then ...
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... poor dear good Tory papa does not have a fit of Conservative gout every day after dinner at some of his speeches . ” “ Well , ” rejoined Lady Emily , “ all I can say is , that if ever I want anybody to fight my battles , Richard is the ...
... poor dear good Tory papa does not have a fit of Conservative gout every day after dinner at some of his speeches . ” “ Well , ” rejoined Lady Emily , “ all I can say is , that if ever I want anybody to fight my battles , Richard is the ...
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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.