 Ah, there was a woman !" simply makes us uncomfortably jealous ; we feel like exclaiming, with a certain asperity, that there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught.  The Lakeside Monthly - Page 99edited by - 1869Full view - About this book
 | 1833 - 250 pages
...hearts, when once possessed." Rather stand it like a man and be consoled, not by the trite adage that " there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught out of it"—for I do not mean to make so scaly a comparison—but, reflect that where pearls are found,... | |
 | Davy Crockett, James Strange French - Hunting - 1834 - 220 pages
...hearts, when once possessed." Rather stand it like a man and be consoled, not by the trite adage that " there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught out of it"—for I do not mean to make so sealy a comparison—but, reflect that where pearls are found,... | |
 | 1837 - 226 pages
...hearts, when once possessed." Rather stand it like a man and be consoled, not by the trite adage that " there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught out of it" — for I do not mean to make so scaly a comparison — but, reflect that where pearls are... | |
 | 1841 - 414 pages
...devil a haporth else I can do for the remainder of the day." " Pho ! forget her, man, forget her ; there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught, and as pretty girls in the parish as Mary Dacey ; why can't you fall in love with some of them ?" "... | |
 | 1844 - 490 pages
...and lost as interest or caprice may dictate, are much better lost than kept ; and depend upon it, ' There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught out of it.' Have a little patience, and one will come to your net all in good time." I never heard... | |
 | 1847 - 488 pages
...condemned. They forgct'how ephemeral is the fame of an actor, and that there is truth in the old saying of " There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught." QUEEN'S THEATRE. — Mrs. Fitzwilliam played a successful engagement, and was followed by thi real... | |
 | 1860 - 1068 pages
...the gentlemen who took part in the interview, the plans discussed were of rather a black character. " There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught," probably said White. " Trust us for knowing how to get THE DRAPER AND CLOTHIEB. them into our net,"... | |
 | R. B. D. Wells - Phrenology - 1860 - 334 pages
...seek society, and try to find a suitable object upon whom to bestow your affections, remembering that "'there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught." 2. — PARENTAL LOVE. Philoprogenitiveness. — Love of Children, Pets, and Animals ; Desire to be... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - Old age - 1865 - 478 pages
...so long as I have a full purse and a handsome house to offer ? I shall have better luck next time. There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught. One only needs to have bait on the hook." And so when a married acquaintance reminds him that he ought... | |
 | Lydia Maria Child - Old age - 1865 - 482 pages
...so long as I have a full purse and a handsome house to offer ? I shall have better luck next time. There are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught. One only needs to have bait on the hook." And so when a married acquaintance reminds him that he ought... | |
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