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... probably he will not much appreciate my invita- tion or accept it , whilst Paris has such charms during these times of fétes and gaieties . ” He Rosina requested the favour of him to bring her a new song , which she had been wishing for ...
... probably he will not much appreciate my invita- tion or accept it , whilst Paris has such charms during these times of fétes and gaieties . ” He Rosina requested the favour of him to bring her a new song , which she had been wishing for ...
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... probably have been shortly surmounted , but ere the fair one was prevailed upon by the united prayers of ladies and gentlemen , Mrs. Delmar , who con- cluded that her niece preferred continuing her flirtation with Sir Owen , had already ...
... probably have been shortly surmounted , but ere the fair one was prevailed upon by the united prayers of ladies and gentlemen , Mrs. Delmar , who con- cluded that her niece preferred continuing her flirtation with Sir Owen , had already ...
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... probably never practised her exercise before a looking - glass , which we should advise all beauties , who set up for singers , to make a point of doing . Mr. Verdure was in raptures , as well as every one else , and there was no end to ...
... probably never practised her exercise before a looking - glass , which we should advise all beauties , who set up for singers , to make a point of doing . Mr. Verdure was in raptures , as well as every one else , and there was no end to ...
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... ever ! Her favourite friend Eugenie , whom she should probably never see again ! -She thought how different that amiable girl was , from the frivolous affected ones 74 ROSINA . arrived; and as she was an early riser, ...
... ever ! Her favourite friend Eugenie , whom she should probably never see again ! -She thought how different that amiable girl was , from the frivolous affected ones 74 ROSINA . arrived; and as she was an early riser, ...
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... probably walking with the young ladies . " to 66 Happy man ! though indeed I have no reason Pray who are the envy him at this moment . young ladies he is escorting ? " " The Miss Berners , whom you must recol- lect , that are so fond of ...
... probably walking with the young ladies . " to 66 Happy man ! though indeed I have no reason Pray who are the envy him at this moment . young ladies he is escorting ? " " The Miss Berners , whom you must recol- lect , that are so fond of ...
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Page 219 - But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless; Minions of splendour shrinking from distress ! None that, with kindred consciousness endued, If we were not, would seem to smile the less, Of all that flatter'd, follow'd, sought, and sued; This is to be alone; this, this is solitude!
Page 124 - Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm ; it is the real allegory of the tale of Orpheus — it moves stones, it charms brutes. Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.
Page 218 - My power was but a woman's power; Yet, in that great and glorious dower Which Genius gives, I had my part : I poured my full and burning heart In song...
Page 220 - ... places such as we expect them. He that has pictured a prospect upon his fancy, will receive little pleasure from his eyes; he that has anticipated the conversation of a wit, will wonder to what prejudice he owes his reputation. Yet it is necessary to hope, though hope should always be deluded; for hope itself is happiness, and its frustrations, however frequent, are less dreadful than its extinction.
Page 124 - ... a hireling but is always a lover of the work to which he has consecrated his life. Personality like that begets enthusiasm. Bulwer-Lytton in his Last Days oj Pompeii, says: Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.
Page 91 - "Was it because you knew they were my folks, and thought I'd be ashamed to see you give them money?" He turned to her with eyes full of reproach. "Oh, Charity " It was the first time he had ever called her by her name. Her misery welled over. "I ain't — I ain't ashamed. They're my people, and I ain't ashamed of them,
Page 52 - They seemed to have a great deal to say to each other, and said it with much merriment and an air of confidence.
Page 172 - WHAT dire offence from amorous causes spring*. What mighty contests rise from trivial things, I sing ; — this verse to Caryl, Muse ! is due : This...