The History of Sir George Ellison, Volume 1University Press of Kentucky, 1766 - Fiction |
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Page xiv
... given him such a prejudice in favour of her person , that although he perceived she had no beauty to boast , yet he thought it perfectly agreeable " ( GE , 220 ) . The couple awaited only a subsistence in order to marry , although Sarah ...
... given him such a prejudice in favour of her person , that although he perceived she had no beauty to boast , yet he thought it perfectly agreeable " ( GE , 220 ) . The couple awaited only a subsistence in order to marry , although Sarah ...
Page xix
... given her chance , she develops her good parts and is valued for them . She follows her father's orders and marries a man other than the one she loves , but eventually her husband dies and she is enabled to marry the man of her choice ...
... given her chance , she develops her good parts and is valued for them . She follows her father's orders and marries a man other than the one she loves , but eventually her husband dies and she is enabled to marry the man of her choice ...
Page xxii
... given him ( a proper reward for a Preceptor ) he declared that whoever wou'd eat Goose at Court must swallow the Feathers ; but now they have been so well stroked down at least , he finds they go down eas- ily enough.21 To the same ...
... given him ( a proper reward for a Preceptor ) he declared that whoever wou'd eat Goose at Court must swallow the Feathers ; but now they have been so well stroked down at least , he finds they go down eas- ily enough.21 To the same ...
Page xxv
... given up the cold , drafty , and expensive new house in which it was impossible to keep warm and moved into rooms in the house where Elizabeth Cutts lodged . She worked with care on The History of Sir George Ellison , exposing him to ...
... given up the cold , drafty , and expensive new house in which it was impossible to keep warm and moved into rooms in the house where Elizabeth Cutts lodged . She worked with care on The History of Sir George Ellison , exposing him to ...
Page xxxviii
... also conceived of as contributing to her fortune . Lady Barbara's money , invested in the safe government bonds that yielded only 3 to 5 percent , could have given her an income of £ 250 at most Xxxviii / INTRODUCTION.
... also conceived of as contributing to her fortune . Lady Barbara's money , invested in the safe government bonds that yielded only 3 to 5 percent , could have given her an income of £ 250 at most Xxxviii / INTRODUCTION.
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Page xxxviii - All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence? We, Hermia, like two artificial gods, Have with our needles created both one flower, Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion, Both warbling of one song, both in one key; As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds, Had been incorporate. So we grew together, Like to a double cherry, seeming parted ; But yet...
Page xx - In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical nor above probability, for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach...
Page xix - It is therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn ; nor of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable to observation and experience, for that observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than good.