The Roué, Volume 1J. and J. Harper, 1828 |
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... of her darling Agnes was as cold as the world in which it was created to exist . " It is time , Mrs. Fleming , " said her husband , in his formal and imperturbable manner , " that Agnes should enjoy the THE ROUÉ . 11.
... of her darling Agnes was as cold as the world in which it was created to exist . " It is time , Mrs. Fleming , " said her husband , in his formal and imperturbable manner , " that Agnes should enjoy the THE ROUÉ . 11.
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... husband in a tone that seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck . Her first impulse was to tell the true state of her feelings - but the words seemed glued to her lips ...
... husband in a tone that seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck . Her first impulse was to tell the true state of her feelings - but the words seemed glued to her lips ...
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... , more than ever desirable since the death of her husband , and the before - mentioned jointure had become her only reliance , and she determined to leave no scheme untried e other hand , Lady Mary sent for Clifton , [ 28 ] CHAPTER III. ...
... , more than ever desirable since the death of her husband , and the before - mentioned jointure had become her only reliance , and she determined to leave no scheme untried e other hand , Lady Mary sent for Clifton , [ 28 ] CHAPTER III. ...
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... husband as a hero , and a man of sentiment and talent ; such the man to become entitled to all those warm and generous feelings which had been yielded with the ardour of a first love , to a man who promised to realize all her youthful ...
... husband as a hero , and a man of sentiment and talent ; such the man to become entitled to all those warm and generous feelings which had been yielded with the ardour of a first love , to a man who promised to realize all her youthful ...
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... husband now led her out of the church ; and as she passed along , her eye was observed to wander in every direction , and to peruse every countenance that gazed at her , with an intensity which seemed to imply an expectation which she ...
... husband now led her out of the church ; and as she passed along , her eye was observed to wander in every direction , and to peruse every countenance that gazed at her , with an intensity which seemed to imply an expectation which she ...
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Page 199 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence ; man may range The court, camp, church, the vessel, and the mart ; Sword, gown, gain, glory, offer in exchange Pride, fame, ambition, to fill up his heart, And few there are whom these cannot estrange ; Men have all these resources, we but one, To love again, and be again undone.
Page 238 - And put it to the foil : but you, O you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
Page 55 - O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day ; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away ! Re-enter PANTHINO.
Page 88 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Page 74 - You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling 'round it still.
Page 160 - Only, this one : — lord Angelo is precise ; Stands at a guard ' with envy ; scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone : hence shall we see, If power change purpose, what our seemers be.
Page 88 - Her serious sayings darken'd to sublimity ; In short, in all things she was fairly what I call A prodigy — her morning dress was dimity, Her evening silk, or, in the summer, muslin, And other stuffs, with which I won't stay puzzling. XIII. She knew the Latin— that is,
Page 10 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Page 245 - I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please...
Page 227 - ... on this head have almost been given up, and the subject generally thought to be a matter of too high and too delicate a nature to admit of any true or intelligible discussion.