The Roué, Volumen 1J. and J. Harper, 1828 |
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... appearance of melancholy , almost allied to pity , in this glance , which would have given an attentive observer the idea that she was looking into futurity , and dreading the effects of that acute sensibility which formed the principal ...
... appearance of melancholy , almost allied to pity , in this glance , which would have given an attentive observer the idea that she was looking into futurity , and dreading the effects of that acute sensibility which formed the principal ...
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... appearance of extrava- gant pleasure , was repressed by the frowns of her father , and by her aunt's directing her to imitate the quiet and lady - like behaviour of her sister , who divided her fruit , and sipped her wine , as though ...
... appearance of extrava- gant pleasure , was repressed by the frowns of her father , and by her aunt's directing her to imitate the quiet and lady - like behaviour of her sister , who divided her fruit , and sipped her wine , as though ...
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... appeared to his young and unsullied imagination but as a beautiful poem ; -he considered all his undefined longings , all his incipient passions , only as so many legitimate passports to enjoyment . He had indeed the mind of a true poet ...
... appeared to his young and unsullied imagination but as a beautiful poem ; -he considered all his undefined longings , all his incipient passions , only as so many legitimate passports to enjoyment . He had indeed the mind of a true poet ...
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... appeared made up for the occasion ; and Agnes thought she perceived under all his brilliancy , a goodness of heart and a generosity of nature which she had herself sense and heart enough to appreciate far beyond the qualities which ...
... appeared made up for the occasion ; and Agnes thought she perceived under all his brilliancy , a goodness of heart and a generosity of nature which she had herself sense and heart enough to appreciate far beyond the qualities which ...
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... appearance in the world , and was told by her mother that she must prepare to receive this gentleman as her husband in a tone that seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck ...
... appearance in the world , and was told by her mother that she must prepare to receive this gentleman as her husband in a tone that seemed so peremptory , as to take no denial and admit of no argu- ment , -poor Agnes was thunder - struck ...
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Página 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.
Página 238 - And put it to the foil : but you, O you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
Página 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.
Página 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?
Página 74 - You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling 'round it still.
Página 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.
Página 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,
Página 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.
Página 245 - I must have liberty Withal, as large a charter as the wind, To blow on whom I please...
Página 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.