Dilemmas of Pride, Volume 1Bull and Churton, Holles street., 1833 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page 1
... beautiful irregularity of the grounds , the unfathomable depth of the woods , the picturesque ramifications of some of the most conspicuously situated of the very old trees , the hour , for it was almost midnight , the numerous bonfires ...
... beautiful irregularity of the grounds , the unfathomable depth of the woods , the picturesque ramifications of some of the most conspicuously situated of the very old trees , the hour , for it was almost midnight , the numerous bonfires ...
Page 14
... beautiful feature in the landscape , now lay on the ground , literally uprooted by the violence of the tem- pest . Their fate , however , was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks , which had been planted beside each other on the ...
... beautiful feature in the landscape , now lay on the ground , literally uprooted by the violence of the tem- pest . Their fate , however , was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks , which had been planted beside each other on the ...
Page 21
... Beautiful and high born as they were , he would not have accepted the hand of any one of them had it been offered to him . Sir Willoughby was goodnaturedly weak , and very vain ; -his was a vanity however which , when it happened to be ...
... Beautiful and high born as they were , he would not have accepted the hand of any one of them had it been offered to him . Sir Willoughby was goodnaturedly weak , and very vain ; -his was a vanity however which , when it happened to be ...
Page 40
... beautiful daughters , they will of course have all the young men in Cheltenham about them ; so that I shall be acquainted with them all ; and I shall take care they shall not be in the dark about the Misses Salter , who shall find that ...
... beautiful daughters , they will of course have all the young men in Cheltenham about them ; so that I shall be acquainted with them all ; and I shall take care they shall not be in the dark about the Misses Salter , who shall find that ...
Page 66
... and finely formed ; remarkably fair , with bril- liant complexions , and very beautiful light brown hair . Jane , the eldest , had her mother's amiable , mild , regular features , and soft , modest , 66 CHAPTER V. ...
... and finely formed ; remarkably fair , with bril- liant complexions , and very beautiful light brown hair . Jane , the eldest , had her mother's amiable , mild , regular features , and soft , modest , 66 CHAPTER V. ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
added already apoplexy appearance Arden family arsenic asked Aunt Dorothea BEAUFORT HOUSE beautiful brother called Cameron Caroline's CHAPTER Cheltenham chiffonier circumstances countenance course dancing daugh daughter death DILEMMAS OF PRIDE Doctor door drawing-room escritoire evidence expression eyes family party favour fear feelings felt Fips fortune friends gentlemen Geoffery Arden Geoffery's hand happy heart Henry Henry Lind hero hope hour James Lind Lady Arden Lady Caroline Montague Lady Flamborough Lady Palliser Lady Palliser's ladyship laughed looked Lord Darlingford loughby Louisa lover Madeline manner marriage marry ment mind Miss Salter Montague House morning mother ness never night object occasion packet party poison poor present quadrille racter rendered replied round Sarah seemed servants Shawbridge Sir Alfred Sir Alfred's Sir James Sir William Orm Sir Willoughby sisters smile speak stood strange supposed sure thing thought tion uncon walk wish young younger
Popular passages
Page 139 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 202 - Happiness ! our being's end and aim ! Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts the eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die, Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, 5 O'erlook'd, seen double, by the fool and wise.
Page 203 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit...
Page 110 - Pure religion, and undefiled before God and the Father, is this : to visit the fatherless and widows, in their affliction, and keep himself unspotted from the world.
Page 202 - That something still which prompts th' eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die ; Which still so near us, yet beyond us lies, O'erlook'd, seen double, by the fool and wise. Plant of celestial seed ! if dropp'd below, Say in what mortal soil thou deign'st to grow...
Page 65 - L'Angelier. The Lord Justice Clerk then summed up, reading and commenting on the whole of the evidence. In his caution to the jury, his Lordship said they were not to proceed on suspicion, or even strong suspicion, but there must be strong conviction in their minds; if there was any reasonable doubt, it was their duty to give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt ; but if they came to that clear conviction of her guilt, they were not to allow any suggestion made for the defence to deter them from...