 | Jane Austen - 1882 - 348 σελίδες
...of my positive happiness had my fair cousin honoured me with her hand ; for I have often observed, that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus... | |
 | 1841 - 272 σελίδες
...vivid pleasures I can taste, — that of contemplating a noble character. D. I n AVK often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. LONDON: JOHN WILLIAM PARKER, WEST STRAND. PUBLIBHIED IN WEEKLY NuMBXKf, PRICK ON* PtWWT, AMD IK MuHIMLT... | |
 | 1841 - 272 σελίδες
...vivid pleasures I can taste,— that of contemplating a noble character. - 1). _ I HAVE often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of it* value in our estimation. ' • <f LONDON: JOHN WILLIAM PARKER, WEST STRAND. I'VUMaUlD IN Vf IHtLYN... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - 1877 - 316 σελίδες
...their will in the wisest brains. It must have been at Steventon—Jane Austen's earliest home—that Mr. Collins first made his appearance (Lady Catherine...can never tell how they will go; that Mrs. Allen's s p r igg £ d muslin and John Thorpe's rodomontades were woven; that his gig was built, "'curricle-hung... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - 1883 - 248 σελίδες
...every hand, the fancies disport themselves at their will in the wisest brains and the most foolish. It must have been at Steventon — Jane Austen's earliest...are entailed, one can never tell how they will go ; here, too, that Mrs. Allen's sprigged muslin and John Thorpe's rodomontades were woven ; that his... | |
 | Anne Thackeray Ritchie - 1883 - 246 σελίδες
...wisest brains and the most foolish. It must have been at Steventon—Jane Austen's earliest home—that Mr. Collins first made his appearance (Lady Catherine...are entailed, one can never tell how they will go; here, too, that Mrs. Allen's sprigged muslin and John Thorpe's rodomontades were woven ; that his gig... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1883 - 390 σελίδες
...doubt of my positive happiness had my fair cousin honoured me with her hand ; for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1888 - 412 σελίδες
...doubt of my positive happiness, had my fair cousin honored me with her hand ; for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1892 - 228 σελίδες
...doubt of my positive happiness had my fair cousin honoured me with her hand ; for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1892 - 224 σελίδες
...doubt of my positive happiness had my fair cousin honoured me with her hand ; for I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing...begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. You will not, I hope, consider me as showing any disrespect to your family, my dear madam, by thus... | |
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... duty of us all; the peculiar duty of a young man who has been so fortunate as I have been in early preferment; and I trust I am resigned. Perhaps not the less so from feeling a doubt of my positive happiness had my fair cousin... 
