The club and the drawing-room, pictures of modern life: social, political, and professional, Volum 2 |
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The club and the drawing-room, pictures of modern life: social ..., Volum 1 Cecil Hay (pseud.) Visualització completa - 1870 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 140 - They will remember the peculiar character which belonged to that circle, in which every talent and accomplishment, every art and science, had its place. They will remember how the last debate was discussed in one corner, and the last comedy of Scribe in another...
Pàgina 212 - ... to an inconvenient crowd in your house ; now haughtily smirking, and now impertinently staring, at them ; and flattering yourselves all this time, that, to have the occasional privilege of entering your saloons and the periodical experience of your insolent recognition, is to be a reward for great exertions, or if necessary an inducement to infamous tergiversation.
Pàgina 140 - ... in Michigan, may soon displace those turrets and gardens which are associated with so much that is interesting and noble, with the courtly magnificence of Rich, with the loves of Ormond, with the counsels of Cromwell, with the death of Addison.
Pàgina 140 - Baretti ; while Mackintosh turned over Thomas Aquinas to verify a quotation ; while Talleyrand related his conversations with Barras at the Luxembourg, or his ride with Lannes over the field of Austerlitz.
Pàgina iii - Es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, Sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.
Pàgina 212 - Well then, of course such people are entirely in one's power, if one only had time and inclination to notice them. You can do anything with them. Ask them to a ball, and they will give you their votes ; invite them to dinner, and, if necessary, they will rescind them; but cultivate them, remember their wives at assemblies, and call their daughters, if possible, by their right names; and they will not only change their principles or desert their party for you; but subscribe their fortunes, if necessary,...
Pàgina 172 - Vincent felt a certain gratitude, " may know different ; but me as don't have much chance, except in chapel, I will say, as I think he wants speaking to; most folks do — specially young folks, when they're making a start in the world. He's too high, he is, for us plain Salem folks ; what we want is a man as preaches gospel sermons — real rousing-up discourses — and sits down pleasant to his tea, and makes hisself friendly. I never was one as .thought a minister couldn't do wrong. I always said...
Pàgina 211 - They are asked out to dinner more than they would be; they move rigmarole resolutions at nonsensical public meetings; and they get invited with their women to assemblies at their leader's, where they see stars and blue ribbons, and above all, us, who, they little think, in appearing on such occasions, make the greatest conceivable sacrifice. Well then, of course such people are entirely in one's power, if one only had time and inclination to notice them. You can do anything with them. Ask them to...
Pàgina 211 - House, they are soon freed from such distempered fancies ; they find they- have no more talent than other people, and if they had, they learn that power, patronage, and pay are reserved for us and our friends. Well then, like practical men, they look to some result, and they get it. They are asked out to dinner more than they would be ; they move rigmarole resolutions at nonsensical public meetings ; and they get invited with their women to assemblies at their leader's, where they see stars and...
Pàgina 6 - ADIEU, adieu ! my native shore Fades o'er the waters blue ; The Night-winds sigh, the breakers roar, And shrieks the wild sea-mew. Yon Sun that sets upon the sea We follow in his flight ; Farewell awhile to him and thee, My native Land — Good Night...