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... fortune of ten thousand pounds , and a few trifling bond debts . Neither Charles nor myself had any claims on the paternal estate , as my father deemed we were sufficiently provided , two of our uncles having adopted each of us . I have ...
... fortune of ten thousand pounds , and a few trifling bond debts . Neither Charles nor myself had any claims on the paternal estate , as my father deemed we were sufficiently provided , two of our uncles having adopted each of us . I have ...
Pagina 10
... came home to Europe in 1814 , having enlarged his fortune and his liver . He settled in Surrey , where he bought the Wycombe Hall Estate , and rented a large and handsome farm . Though a good deal broken in 10 WYNVILLE ; OR ,
... came home to Europe in 1814 , having enlarged his fortune and his liver . He settled in Surrey , where he bought the Wycombe Hall Estate , and rented a large and handsome farm . Though a good deal broken in 10 WYNVILLE ; OR ,
Pagina 36
... my own master : my fortune , however , was not so large as had been ex- pected . Mr. Parker had suffered some losses towards the end of his life . I found myself in my twenty - third year , with a handsome place 36 WYNVILLE ; OR ,
... my own master : my fortune , however , was not so large as had been ex- pected . Mr. Parker had suffered some losses towards the end of his life . I found myself in my twenty - third year , with a handsome place 36 WYNVILLE ; OR ,
Pagina 37
... fortune of fifteen hundred pounds a - year . The question came , " what was I to do ? " Ninety - nine out of a hundred would have quietly settled down at Wycombe - have married got children — and aimed at nothing more than the ordinary ...
... fortune of fifteen hundred pounds a - year . The question came , " what was I to do ? " Ninety - nine out of a hundred would have quietly settled down at Wycombe - have married got children — and aimed at nothing more than the ordinary ...
Pagina 38
... fortune and honour , and I supposed that there was no difficulty in my overtaking , or surpassing them . Young men of talent never calculate how much of accident is in human life . They suppose that talent - mere talent , carries away ...
... fortune and honour , and I supposed that there was no difficulty in my overtaking , or surpassing them . Young men of talent never calculate how much of accident is in human life . They suppose that talent - mere talent , carries away ...
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Pagina 266 - ... in certain respects the most remarkable amongst those pupils of Mr. Canning who were inclined to support reform — there being in his character a combination of many qualities not often found together. In the early part of his career, it is remarked, his public reputation was by no means high, for he sacrificed too much to social enjoyment, being proficient in those graceful pursuits which impart more polish to the person than power to the will. " But his nature was too masculine to sink beneath...
Pagina 268 - And then, with perfect correctness, it is added, that, though his thinking was never original or profound, he could spice his common-places with so much piquancy, and dress up parliamentary platitudes with so much sounding rhetoric, and then rattle off his concerted pieces with such swashing spirit, that he could deceive political novices into the idea that be was a genius.
Pagina 141 - When I got a fair view of his face I was displeased at its expression. There was a furtive look about the eyes and mouth, an appearance as if he were playing a part that did not become him. He seemed as if he had done something which made him feel unquietly, like a monk of La Trappe addicted to eating beefsteak in the dark.
Pagina 260 - In the first place, let us exclude the banker, except that he can give a reason for the faith that is in him, because he is an interested party.
Pagina 165 - Men, some to business, some to pleasure take, But every woman is at heart a rake.