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"When I hear Messrs... chatter about the authority of the church, the dignity and claims of the priesthood, the deference due to them as clergymen; when I hear the outbreaks of their small spite against Dissenters; when I witness their silly, narrow jealousies and assumptions; when I behold their insolent carriage to the poor, their often base servility to the rich—I think the Establishment is indeed in a poor way,"
— 16 hours, 43 min ago
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La La
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Mrs. Pryor's opinion on romance novels, "My dear, romances are pernicious. You do not read them, I hope?” Pernicious: highly damaging or destructive often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed.
— 12 hours, 51 min ago
La La
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The first mention and description of Shirley is at thirty percent. "She holds her head high, and probably can be saucy enough where she dare." ✯
— May 31, 2026 08:20AM
La La
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" ...unromantic as Monday morning,.. It is not positively affirmed that you shall not have a taste of the exciting, perhaps towards the middle and close of the meal, but it is resolved that the first dish... shall be cold lentils and vinegar without oil; it shall be unleavened bread with bitter herbs, and no roast lamb." ~ Charlotte Brontë. And yes, the first 12% was quite boring. Ha ha. It's much better now. ☕︎
— May 27, 2026 11:52AM
La La
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"If you think, from this prelude, that anything like a romance is preparing for you, reader, you never were more mistaken. Do you anticipate sentiment, and poetry, and reverie? Do you expect passion, and stimulus, and melodrama? Calm your expectations; reduce them to a lowly standard. Something real, cool, and solid lies before you; something unromantic as Monday morning..." Charlotte Brontë
— May 27, 2026 09:23AM
