Men and Manners of the Eighteenth CenturyFlood and Vincent, 1898 - 318 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 22
Página 11
... romance as yet invented . For she possessed , and left after her , the whole library cele- Old romances . brated in Mrs. Lennox's " Female Quixote , " viz .: " Cleopatra , ' " Cassandra , " " Clelia , Cyrus , ' ' Pharamond , " " Ibrahim ...
... romance as yet invented . For she possessed , and left after her , the whole library cele- Old romances . brated in Mrs. Lennox's " Female Quixote , " viz .: " Cleopatra , ' " Cassandra , " " Clelia , Cyrus , ' ' Pharamond , " " Ibrahim ...
Página 12
... romance , beautiful beyond them all the " History of Hiempsal , King of Nu- midia . " This , she said , she had read only once , and by no pains or search could ever meet with or hear of again . The modern world will smile , but should ...
... romance , beautiful beyond them all the " History of Hiempsal , King of Nu- midia . " This , she said , she had read only once , and by no pains or search could ever meet with or hear of again . The modern world will smile , but should ...
Página 30
... romance assist their knight , Present the spear , and arm him for the fight . He takes the gift with reverence , and extends The little engine on his finger ends ; This just * 30 Men and Manners of the Eighteenth Century .
... romance assist their knight , Present the spear , and arm him for the fight . He takes the gift with reverence , and extends The little engine on his finger ends ; This just * 30 Men and Manners of the Eighteenth Century .
Página 46
... romances of the Calprénede and Scudéry school really were ; sparing us an effort which even I am incapable of - that is , wading through the black volumes like those beloved of the old nurse in the Wortley family , and even of Lady Mary ...
... romances of the Calprénede and Scudéry school really were ; sparing us an effort which even I am incapable of - that is , wading through the black volumes like those beloved of the old nurse in the Wortley family , and even of Lady Mary ...
Página 49
... romances and , what was still more unfortunate , not in the original French , but very bad transla- tions . romances . The deceased marchioness had purchased these books to soften a solitude which she found very disagreeable ; and after ...
... romances and , what was still more unfortunate , not in the original French , but very bad transla- tions . romances . The deceased marchioness had purchased these books to soften a solitude which she found very disagreeable ; and after ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance admiration agreeable Allworthy Amanda amusing appeared Arabella Bath Beau Nash beauty Blifil Branghton called castle Castle of Otranto chamber Charlotte Lennox charms Clementina coach court cousin cried daughter dear delightful desired door dress Evelina eyes Fanny Burney fashion father Female Quixote garden gentleman give Glanville Goldsmith hand happy Harriet heart heroine Hervey honor Horace Walpole imagine Jones Lady Bella Lady G Lady Mary letter lived London look Lord Orville lover Madame Duval manner marquis Mirvan Miss Byron morning Mysteries of Udolpho nature never night Northanger Abbey Oliver Goldsmith Partridge passed passion person princess reader Richardson romances servants Sir Charles Grandison Sir Roger sister smiling soon Sophia taste tell thee thou thought Thrale tion told Tom Jones town Twickenham walk Walpole woman Wortley write young
Pasajes populares
Página 158 - Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...
Página 30 - Trembling, and conscious of the rich brocade. Coffee, (which makes the politician wise, And see through all things with his half-shut eyes) Sent up in vapours to the baron's brain New stratagems, the radiant lock to gain.
Página 57 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven to inhabit among Men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-tables, and in Coffee-houses.
Página 31 - The little engine on his fingers' ends ; This just behind Belinda's neck he spread, As o'er the fragrant steams she bends her head. Swift to the Lock a thousand Sprites repair...
Página 28 - The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, And wretches hang that jurymen may dine; The merchant from th' Exchange returns in peace, And the long labours of the toilet cease. Belinda now, whom thirst of fame invites, Burns to encounter two advent'rous knights, At Ombre singly to decide their doom, And swells her breast with conquests yet to come.
Página 208 - Gazed on the lake below. Her conscious tail her joy declared : The fair round face, the snowy beard, The velvet of her paws, Her coat that with the tortoise vies, Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes — She saw ; and purr'd applause.
Página 27 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box.
Página 28 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes.
Página 158 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skilled to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Página 60 - Roger, who is very well acquainted with my humour, lets me rise and go to bed when I please, dine at his own table or in my chamber as I think fit, sit still and say nothing without bidding me be merry. When the gentlemen of the country come to see him, he only shows me at a distance.