 She declined his attentions, for her thoughts were irrevocably engrossed by the memory of her former lover. He, however persisted in his suit. He solicited not her tenderness, but her esteem. He was assisted by her conviction of his worth, and her sense...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 39by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead, • could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...was assisted by her conviction of his worth, and her cense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead, could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends. In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends. In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead, could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends. 'In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead, could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends. In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was exiating on the kindness of friends. In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...of her former lover. He, however, persisted in his snit. He solicited not her tenderness, but her esteem. He was assisted by her conviction of his worth,... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...prove affectionate to tho living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts were irrecoverably engrossed by the memory of her former lover. He, however, persisted in his suit. He solicited nol her tenderness, but her esteem, He was assisted by her conviction of his worth, and a s.ense qf... | |
 | Andrew Knapp, William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - Crime - 1825 - 532 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...memory of her former lover. He, however, persisted in hit suit. He solicited not her tenderness, but her esteem. He was assisted by her conviction of his... | |
 | 1828 - 400 pages
...addresses to her, and thought that one so true to the dead could not but prove affectionate to the living. She declined his attentions, for her thoughts...his worth, and her sense of her own destitute and dependent situation, for she was existing on the kindness of friends. In a word, he at length succeeded... | |
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