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MihaElla
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“The rudeness of refusing a request that is improper to grant is a very venial offence. I confess I think it improper to allow any attentions to be forced on us that may subject us to disagreeable consequences; but the attentions of Colonel Egerton are becoming marked, Anne."
"Do you for a moment doubt their being honorable, or that he dares to trifle with a daughter of Sir Edward Moseley?”
— Apr 06, 2021 03:18AM
"Do you for a moment doubt their being honorable, or that he dares to trifle with a daughter of Sir Edward Moseley?”
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MihaElla
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[...] but happiness in this world cannot or does not, in any situation, exist without alloy.
The peace of mind and fortitude of Emily were fated to receive a blow, as unlooked for to herself as it was unexpected to the world. Bonaparte appeared in France, and Europe became in motion.
— Apr 15, 2021 06:42AM
The peace of mind and fortitude of Emily were fated to receive a blow, as unlooked for to herself as it was unexpected to the world. Bonaparte appeared in France, and Europe became in motion.
MihaElla
is on page 390 of 424
“Oh! Peter Johnson; they are young, and rich, and beloved; but, after all, it avails but little if they be not good."
"Good!" cried the steward in astonishment; "they are as good as angels."
The master's ideas of human excellence had suffered a heavy blow in the view of his viscountess, but he answered mildly,
"As good as mankind can well be.”
— Apr 14, 2021 03:23PM
"Good!" cried the steward in astonishment; "they are as good as angels."
The master's ideas of human excellence had suffered a heavy blow in the view of his viscountess, but he answered mildly,
"As good as mankind can well be.”
MihaElla
is on page 340 of 424
“Well, Denbigh, when do you mean to have the young couple spliced?"
"Why, the better way is to bring the young people together, in order that they may become acquainted, you know."
"Acquainted—together—" cried his companion, in a little surprise, "what better way is there to bring them together, than to have them up before a priest, or to make them acquainted by letting them swing in the same hammock?”
— Apr 14, 2021 11:14AM
"Why, the better way is to bring the young people together, in order that they may become acquainted, you know."
"Acquainted—together—" cried his companion, in a little surprise, "what better way is there to bring them together, than to have them up before a priest, or to make them acquainted by letting them swing in the same hammock?”
MihaElla
is on page 310 of 424
[...] But, although a Christian, and an humble and devout one, Emily Moseley was a woman, and had loved ardently, confidingly, and gratefully. Marriage is the business of life with her sex,—with all, next to a preparation for a better world,—and it cannot be supposed that a first passion in a bosom like that of our heroine was to be suddenly erased and to leave no vestiges of its existence.
— Apr 13, 2021 12:34AM
MihaElla
is on page 290 of 424
You know the Moseleys, Caroline? said Jarvis...
Yes, replied the lady, what fine arms those of the Duke's are—and the coronet, it is so noble—so rich—I am sure if I were a man, laying great emphasis on the word— I would be a Lord.
If you could, you mean, cried the captain.
Could—why money will buy a title, you know—only most people are fonder of their cash than of honor
— Apr 12, 2021 06:50AM
Yes, replied the lady, what fine arms those of the Duke's are—and the coronet, it is so noble—so rich—I am sure if I were a man, laying great emphasis on the word— I would be a Lord.
If you could, you mean, cried the captain.
Could—why money will buy a title, you know—only most people are fonder of their cash than of honor
MihaElla
is on page 268 of 424
“Taste is a poor criterion, I am afraid," said Mrs. Wilson, gravely, "on which to found matrimonial felicity."
"To what would you refer the decision, my dear madam?" inquired the Lady Laura.
"Judgment."
Lady Laura shook her hear doubtingly.
"You remind me so much of Lord Pendennyss! Everything he wishes to bring under the subjection of judgment and principles."
— Apr 11, 2021 03:48AM
"To what would you refer the decision, my dear madam?" inquired the Lady Laura.
"Judgment."
Lady Laura shook her hear doubtingly.
"You remind me so much of Lord Pendennyss! Everything he wishes to bring under the subjection of judgment and principles."
MihaElla
is on page 210 of 424
In fact,my child,our natures are guilty of the grossest inconsistencies.Long & tried friendships are those only which can be trusted,& these oftentimes fail.Marriage is a fearful step in a woman,& one she is compelled,in some measure,to adventure her happiness on,without fitting opportunities of judging of the merit of the man she confides in.Jane is an instance in point,but I devoutly hope you are not to be aother
— Apr 11, 2021 12:01AM
MihaElla
is on page 174 of 424
Why, master, I would have done as well for Miss Emmy and your honor as I would have done for myself. Now, sir, when I courted Patty Steele, your honor, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, I should have been married but for one difficulty, which your honor says is removed in the case of Miss Emmy.
What was that, Peter? asked his master, in a tender tone.
She wasn't willing, sir.
— Apr 10, 2021 03:49AM
What was that, Peter? asked his master, in a tender tone.
She wasn't willing, sir.
MihaElla
is on page 155 of 424
“I remember when we were in, there was not a man of doubtful integrity in the ministry, or on our side even; and then again, when we went out, the opposition benches were filled with sterling characters, making a parliament that was correct throughout. Can you show me such a thing at this day?”
— Apr 10, 2021 02:27AM
MihaElla
is on page 122 of 424
Marriage is called a lottery, and it is thought, like all other, lotteries, there are more blanks than prizes; yet is it not made more precarious than it ought to be, by our neglect of that degree of precaution which we would be ridiculed for omitting in conducting our every-day concerns? Is not the standard of matrimonial felicity placed too low?
— Apr 09, 2021 11:51PM
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“I believe you sincerely, but the things you mention are points for Jane to decide on. If she be pleased, I have no right to complain. I am determined never to control the affections of my children.""Had you said, never to force the affections of your children, you would have said enough, Anne; but to control, or rather to guide the affections of a child, especially a daughter, is, in some cases, a duty as imperative as it would be to avert any other impending calamity. Surely the proper time to do this is before the affections of the child are likely to endanger her peace of mind."
"I have seldom seen much good result from the interference of parents," said Lady Moseley, a little pertinaciously.”
"On what points, Charlotte, would you wish to be more assured? You know his birth and probable fortune—you see his manners and disposition; but these latter are things for Jane to decide on; she is to live with him, and it is proper she should be suited in these respects."
"I do not deny his fortune or his disposition, but I complain that we give him credit for the last, and for still more important requisites, without evidence of his possessing any of them. His principles, his habits, his very character, what do we know of them? I say we, for you know, Anne, your children are as dear to me as my own would have been."