 | 1780 - 740 trang
...duty, acd the mildnefs of her nature, would allow but Venoni was obftinately bent on th match, and (he was wretched from the thoughts of it. "To marry where one cannot love, — to marry fuch a man, Sir Edward !" It wa« an opportunity beyond his power of refiftance. Sir Edward preflcd... | |
 | 1781 - 364 trang
...and the mildnefs of her nature, would allow ; but Venoni was obftinately bent on the match, and fhe was wretched from the thoughts of it. "To marry, •" where one cannot love, — to marry fuch a "man, Sir Edward! It was an opportunity beyond his power of refiftance. Sir Ed•ward prefled... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1783 - 340 trang
...and the mildnefs of her nature, would allow ; but Venmi was obftinately bent on the match, and fhe was wretched from the thoughts of it. " To marry, where " one cannot love,—to marry fuch a man, .Sir " Edward!" It was an opportunity beyond his power of refiftance.... | |
 | 1787 - 470 trang
...and the mil Inefs of her rature, would allow; Ь 't Venoni was-obllinately bent on the match, and (he was wretched from the thoughts of it.—' To marry, where one ' cannot love — to marry luch a man, ' Sir Edward!' — It was an opportunity beyond his power of refinance. Sir Edward prelfed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 260 trang
...more of Louisa ; at any rate, to think no more of the ties of gratitude, or the restraints of virtue. match she had always protested as strongly ,as a sense...duty, and the mildness of her nature, would allow; but Vcnoni was obstinately bent on the match, and she was wretched from the thoughts of it.—' To marry,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 244 trang
...but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this "3 match she had always protested as strongly,as a sense of duty, and the mildness of her nature, would allow ; but Venom was obstinately bent on the match, and she was wretched from the thoughts of it. — ' To marry,... | |
 | 1803 - 354 trang
...on the son of a neighbour, rich in possessions, but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this match she had always protested as strongly, as a sense...mildness of her nature, would allow ; but Venoni was obstinatelybent on the match, and she was wretched from the thoughts of it " To marry, where one cannot... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 trang
...on the son of a neighbour, rich in possessions, but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this match, she had always protested as strongly, as a...from the thoughts of it ' To marry, where one cannot love,—to marry such a man, Sir Edward !' It was an opportunity beySnd his power of resistance. Sir... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 358 trang
...on the son of a neighbour, rich in possessions, but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this match she had always protested as strongly, as a sense...it. — ' To marry, where one cannot love, — to marry'such a man, Sir Edward!' —It was an opportunity beyond his power of resistance. Sir Edward... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 340 trang
...on the son of a neighbour, rich in possessions, but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this match she had always, protested as strongly, as a...the thoughts of it.—' To marry, where one cannot love,—to marry beyond his power of resistance. Sir Edward pressed her hand ; said it would be profanation... | |
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Sir Edward pressed to know the cause ; after some hesitation she told it all. Her father had fixed on the son of a neighbour, rich in possessions, but rude in manners, for her husband. Against this match she had always protested as strongly as a sense... 
