... were always declaring it to be. And his late experience of the little comfort he - found at home, inclined him now still more strongly to suspect that things were not so right there as he had been made to suppose. But it was in vain to speak; for... The Works of Hannah More - Page 26by Hannah More - 1834 - 2318 pagesFull view - About this book
| Hannah More - 1803 - 526 pages
...to believe that any thing which was very proper and very necessary, could be so extremely U 2 vulgar vulgar and unbecoming as his daughters were always...took place. Bragwell. You have a couple of sober, pretty looking girls, Worthy; but I wonder they don't tiff off a little more. Why, my girls have as... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
...do any harm. [To Neverotlt] Why, Tom, you are high in the m,ode. Neyerout. Neverout. My lord, it is better to be out of the world than out of the fashion. Ld. Smart. But, Tom, I hear you and miss are always quarrelling: I fear, it is your fault; for I can... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 442 pages
...should ever do any harm. [To Neverout.] Why, Tom, you are high in the mode. Necerout. My lord, it is better to be out of the world than out of the fashion. Ld. Smart. But, Tom, I hear you and miss are always quarrelling : I fear, it is your fault ; for I... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 448 pages
...should ever do any harm. [To Neverout.] Why, Tom, you are high in the mode. Neverout. My lord, it is better to be out of the world than out of the fashion. Ld. Smart. But, Tom, I hear you and miss are always quarrelling : I fear, it is your fault ; for I... | |
| Hannah More - 1818 - 506 pages
...the same anxiety as they would have watched the motions of a cat in a China shop. Instead of this, 1 say, he saw some neat shelves of good books for the...with his guest, the following discourse took place. Bragu'ell. You have a couple of sober pretty looking girls, Worthy ; but I wonder they don't tiff off... | |
| Martin M'Dermot, Martin MacDermot - 1823 - 438 pages
...whereas the idea of beauty never enters our head. Our guiding principle in this case is, that "it is better to be out of the world than out of the fashion." It is idle, then, to argue, that we have no fixed principles of beauty, because we adopt so many different... | |
| Hannah More - 1827 - 542 pages
...been made to вирpose. But it was in vain to speak ; for his daughters constan! Iv stopped his month by a favourite saying of theirs, which equally indicated...took place : Bragwell. You have a couple of sober, pretty looking girls, Worthy ; but I wonder they don't tiff off a little more. Why, my girls have as... | |
| Hannah More - 1830 - 560 pages
...say, he saw some neat shelves of good books for the service of the family, and a small medicinechest for the benefit of the poor. Mrs. Worthy and her daughters...discourse took place. Bragwell. You have a couple of sober pretty looking girls, Worthy; but I wonder they don't tiff off a little more. Why, my girls have as... | |
| Hannah More - 1830 - 560 pages
...home, inclined him now still more strongly to suspect that things were not so right there as he bad been made to suppose. But it was in vain to speak...discourse took place. Bragwell. You have a couple of sober pretty looking girls, Worthy ; but I wonder they don't tiff off a little more. Why, my girls have as... | |
| Hannah More - 1830 - 574 pages
...to suppose. But it was in vain to speak; tor ms daughters constantly stopped his mouth oy afa\ouri;e saying of theirs, which equally indicated affectation...vulgarity, that it was better to be out of the world than uut 01 the fashion. • I -if! 117 Soon after dinner the women went out to can pay for a thing, no... | |
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