The mistakes of a life, 1. kötet |
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4. oldal
... took the step so often the first in the shipwreck of life , the irrevocable bond of matrimony . Ex- cellent old lady ! little did you foresee that all the enjoyment of your wealth to which I ever attained , was in perspective , ere it ...
... took the step so often the first in the shipwreck of life , the irrevocable bond of matrimony . Ex- cellent old lady ! little did you foresee that all the enjoyment of your wealth to which I ever attained , was in perspective , ere it ...
13. oldal
... took a fancy to go on the Continent . Our governess was gone , and Grace , of course , had not finished her education ; whilst it seemed doubtful whe- ther my parents would re - establish the school- room . I had come out ( as young ...
... took a fancy to go on the Continent . Our governess was gone , and Grace , of course , had not finished her education ; whilst it seemed doubtful whe- ther my parents would re - establish the school- room . I had come out ( as young ...
27. oldal
... took the attentions offered her at any time , with the same ease with which she resigned them ; she had not learnt to blush at the looks of admiration bestowed on her , for she had not learnt to notice them ; and although she enjoyed ...
... took the attentions offered her at any time , with the same ease with which she resigned them ; she had not learnt to blush at the looks of admiration bestowed on her , for she had not learnt to notice them ; and although she enjoyed ...
38. oldal
... took a good deal of notice of her , during the rest of the visit , and that they found many more subjects of mutual interest to talk about , than I could have expected would exist be- tween them . CHAPTER II . 66 Long years ago I ...
... took a good deal of notice of her , during the rest of the visit , and that they found many more subjects of mutual interest to talk about , than I could have expected would exist be- tween them . CHAPTER II . 66 Long years ago I ...
39. oldal
... took Cheslyn Grange for three years , and we went abroad . We found out after the visit from the son , that it was only the mother and daughters who were to reside there constantly . Mr. Suffield had property of his own in another ...
... took Cheslyn Grange for three years , and we went abroad . We found out after the visit from the son , that it was only the mother and daughters who were to reside there constantly . Mr. Suffield had property of his own in another ...
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acquaintance added admiration affection amusement answer appearance asked attention beauty believe better brother Captain Ormond Caterina certainly conversation course daughter deal dear Dering don't doubt Edward Emily English expressed eyes face Fairy father fear feelings felt friends gave give Grace Grange hand head hear heard heart Henrietta hope idea interest Italian Italy John kind knew Lady Suffield laughing least leave lively look manner marry matter means Mentesi mind Miss Moore mother never observed once party passed perhaps pleasure present question reason replied seemed seen sister soon sort speak Stuart suppose sure surprised talk tell thing thought tion told tone took trying turned understand voice wait walk whilst wish woman wonder young
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197. oldal - Our faces faded from the sight, Our voices only broke the gloom. We spake of many a vanished scene, Of what we once had thought and said, Of what had been, and might have been, And who was changed, and who was dead; And all that fills the hearts of friends, When first they feel, with secret pain, Their lives thenceforth have separate ends, And never can be one again...
107. oldal - Why should I live ? Do I not know The life of woman is full of woe ? Toiling on and on and on, With breaking heart, and tearful eyes, And silent lips, and in the soul The secret longings that arise, Which this world never satisfies M-' Some more, some less, but of the whole Not one quite happy, no, not one ! URSULA.
133. oldal - Poor soul," whispered Lady Penelope to Tyrrel ; " we know what we are, we know not what we may be. — And now, Mr. Tyrrel, I have been your sibyl to guide you through this Elysium of ours, I think, in reward, I deserve a little confidence in return.
272. oldal - ... be also a duty to study to the best of our ability to understand in what their good consists, and how it is to be promoted. To represent therefore any branch of such study as inconsistent with Christianity is to make Christianity inconsistent with itself. He who should acknowledge himself bound to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, and visit the sick and prisoners, would not be acting consistently with his profession, if he should through inattention or prejudice, or any other cause, sanction...
141. oldal - I fear they will continue to prefer respectable slavery, to despised independence ; and attribute these wise books to the pens of disappointed old maids, whose conduct would contradict their theories if the power were given them. I never hear women talk of their independence, without suspecting that they have escaped all temptation to surrender it.
140. oldal - I believe all the books now written to persuade women of their innate dignity, their mission, their rights, and their powers, will have but little influence on them. I fear they will continue to prefer respectable slavery, to despised independence ; and attribute these...