London Society, Volume 15; Volume 17James Hogg, Florence Marryat William Clowes and Sons, 1870 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 88
Page 6
... seen , on first meeting with Captain Pemberton . But he was May's father and a mid- dle - aged man , and she had an idea , common to persons of her kind while they are young , that middle- aged persons are of no account , and old ...
... seen , on first meeting with Captain Pemberton . But he was May's father and a mid- dle - aged man , and she had an idea , common to persons of her kind while they are young , that middle- aged persons are of no account , and old ...
Page 7
... seen . He was one of the representative men of Young Shut- tleton - one of the large and grow- ing class who , beginning life under far more easy conditions than their fathers , attend as little as possible to business and as much as ...
... seen . He was one of the representative men of Young Shut- tleton - one of the large and grow- ing class who , beginning life under far more easy conditions than their fathers , attend as little as possible to business and as much as ...
Page 9
... seen in the streets -at least by the young ladies , who , however , never looked for him , I suppose , but conducted themselves with the reserve proper to their sex and years . Curiously enough , too , they did not talk about him after ...
... seen in the streets -at least by the young ladies , who , however , never looked for him , I suppose , but conducted themselves with the reserve proper to their sex and years . Curiously enough , too , they did not talk about him after ...
Page 11
... seen before . When it fell into its place , May's first impulse , as she stood before the glass , was one of admira- tion . It harmonised so admirably with her toilette , and was in itself so brilliant an object , that its new wearer ...
... seen before . When it fell into its place , May's first impulse , as she stood before the glass , was one of admira- tion . It harmonised so admirably with her toilette , and was in itself so brilliant an object , that its new wearer ...
Page 13
... seen , at any rate not by her eyes . I will not make a stranger of the reader , and conceal the fact that the object of interest was Cecil Halidame ; but it must be confessed that their acquaintance was a very brief one as yet , and the ...
... seen , at any rate not by her eyes . I will not make a stranger of the reader , and conceal the fact that the object of interest was Cecil Halidame ; but it must be confessed that their acquaintance was a very brief one as yet , and the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aimée appearance Ashley asked Aunt Medusa beauty better Boulogne called Captain Pemberton carriage charming course dance Daniel Defoe dear delight dinner dress Egerton English eyes face fancy father feel Frédérick Frédérick Lemaître French gentleman girl give Grandison Halidame hand Hanger happy Harewood hear heard heart honour hour House of Lords idea kind knew little tea living London long engagement look Lord Lord Cairns Lord Derby Lord Lytton Lucy luncheon bar marry matter ment mind Miss morning mother ness never night Norton Folgate once Oswestry Oxford passed perhaps person pleasant poor present Prince Queen racter remark Robinson Crusoe seemed seen Sir George Sinclair Sir Norman Sir Stephen society spirit stage story suppose sure sweet talk tell theatre thing thought tion told vers de société walk Wybrowe young lady
Popular passages
Page 68 - ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, of York, Mariner, who lived eight and twenty years all alone in an uninhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; having been cast on shore by shipwreck, wherein all the men perished but himself.
Page 275 - And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand, until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Page 389 - With manners wond'rous winning ; And never follow'd wicked ways — Unless when she was sinning. At church, in silks and satins new, With hoop of monstrous size, She never slnmber'd in her pew — But when she shut her eyes.
Page 459 - Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Page 32 - Hear the sledges with the bells — Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight...
Page 275 - And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Page 11 - I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in— glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.
Page 389 - GOOD people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word— From those who spoke her praise. The needy seldom pass'd her door, And always found her kind; She freely lent to all the poor— Who left a pledge behind.
Page 358 - Read him, therefore; and again and again: and if then you do not like him, surely you are in some manifest danger not to understand him.
Page 68 - Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an uninhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself.