 ... every thought was poetry. A scrap of paper lay upon the table, and was presently enriched with a sonnet on each side, which I had the vanity to think were quite good enough to be transferred to Lady Betty's most beloved and lilac pocket-book. I raised...  Flittings of Fancy - Page 231by Robert Sulivan - 1837Full view - About this book
 | 1832 - 598 pages
...beloved and lilac pocket-book. I raised my eyes, and, lo ! in the bustle of parting with Lord S , «lie had forgotten to deposit it in her desk. What an agreeable...find how I had been employed ! How fondly would she thanktne for such a delicate mode of showing my attention ! The sonnets were written in my best hand,... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 470 pages
...most be. loved and lilac pocket-book. 1 raised my eyes, and, lo ! in the IADY BETTY'S POCKFI-BOOR, 69 bustle of parting with Lord S , she had forgotten to deposit it in her desk. \Vhat an agreeable surprise it would be for her to fmd how I had been employed ! How fondly would she... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1843 - 528 pages
...raised my eyes, and lo ! in the bustle of part ing with Lord S , she had forgotten to deposit it in Tier desk. What an agreeable surprise it would be for her...about to close the book, when I was struck with the extremo beauty of Lady Betty's caligraphy. Alight I venture to peruse a page or so, and enjoy the luxury... | |
 | Robert Cruikshank - 1845 - 738 pages
...ride with him as far as the village, in order to pay a visit for her mother to the charity school, and I saw her borne off, the most bewitching example...was struck with the extreme beauty of Lady Betty's caligraphj. Might I venture to peruse a page or so, and enjoy the luxury of knowing her private thoughts... | |
 | Casket - 1874 - 840 pages
...Л scrap of paper lay upon the table, and was presently enriched with a sonnet on each side, which 1 had the vanity to think were quite good enough to...was struck with the extreme beauty of Lady Betty's caligraphy. Might I venture to peruse a page or so, and enjoy the luxury of knowing her private thoughts... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 504 pages
...Betty's most beloved and lilac pocketbook. I raised my eyes, and lo! in the bustle of parting with bord S , she had forgotten to deposit it in her desk. What...book, when I was struck with the extreme beauty of Ijsdy Betty's caligraphy. Might I venture to peruse a page or so, and enjoy the luxury of knowing her... | |
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