Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand motives to depreciate each other; but the male slanderer must have the cowardice of a woman before... The Metropolitan Magazine - Pàgina 3251846Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - 430 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria. Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand motives 'to depreciate... | |
| 1826 - 362 pàgines
...where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria, (c.) Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. -We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand little motives to... | |
| George Daniel - 1828 - 412 pàgines
...where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria- (c.) Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may ;be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand )ittle motives to depreciate... | |
| Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan - 1835 - 228 pàgines
...where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. MARIA. (c.)Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship,and athousand little motives to depreciate... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1840 - 346 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Mar. Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand motives to depreciate... | |
| Polyphilus (pseud.) - 1844 - 268 pàgines
...ladies" Well ! said a very young lady whose name -was Maria, and who now spoke for the first time, " I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand litfle motives to depreciate... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria. Well, pray. He was discomposed at first, and his Toice sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalnhip, and a thousand little motives to depreciate... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1851 - 616 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria. Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand little motives to depreciate... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan, George Gabriel Sigmond - 1857 - 592 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Mar. Well, 1 11 not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure, it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand motives to depreciate... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 pàgines
...conversation, where the spirit of raillery is suppressed, will ever appear tedious and insipid. Maria. Well, I'll not debate how far scandal may be allowable ; but in a man, I am sure it is always contemptible. We have pride, envy, rivalship, and a thousand little motives to depreciate... | |
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