 I might, was my heart disengaged, pass my time very pleasantly as there's a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house, (Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister.) But as that's only adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often,...  Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 21von Washington Irving - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Chauncey Mitchell Depew - 1910 - 424 Seiten
...fuel to the fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for, by often and unavoidably being in company with her, revives my former passion for your lowland beauty,...some measure, alleviate my sorrows by burying that which is a troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion or eternal forgetfulness, for, as I am very... | |
 | A. Wyatt Tilby - 1911 - 460 Seiten
...he feared to speak, could only hope that a life of retirement ' might in some measure alleviate his sorrows by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion.' x The more active career which presently opened out soon worked a partial cure. Washington was appointed... | |
 | A. Wyatt Tilby - 1912 - 500 Seiten
...he feared to speak, could only hope that a life of retirement ' might in some measure alleviate his sorrows by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion.' 1 The more active career which presently opened out soon worked a partial cure. Washington was appointed... | |
 | Myrtle Reed - 1913 - 408 Seiten
...adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often and unavoidably being, in Company with her revives my former Passion for your Lowland Beauty;...more retired from young Women I might in some measure aliviate my sorrows by burying that chaste and troublesome Passion in the grave of oblivion or eternal... | |
 | Paul Wilstach - 1916 - 426 Seiten
...adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often, and unavoidably, being in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland beauty;...retired from young women, I might in some measure eliviate my sorrows, by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion or etarnall... | |
 | Charles McClellan Stevens - 1917 - 222 Seiten
...fuel to the fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for, by often and unavoidably being in company with her, revives my former passion for your Lowland Beauty;...and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion." The "lowland beauty" he refers to is said to have been Miss Grimes, of Westmoreland, who, as Mrs. Lee,... | |
 | Mary Newton Stanard - 1917 - 532 Seiten
...and unavoidably in company with her revives my former passion for your Low Land Beauty. Whereas were I to live more retired from young women I might in some measure alleviate my sorrow by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in oblivion, and I am very well assured that... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1918 - 280 Seiten
...adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often and unavoidably being in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland Beauty,...and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion, and an eternal forgetfulness" — and so onl George finally tells his friend that if he should make... | |
 | Sally Nelson Robins - 1923 - 180 Seiten
...unavoidably in company with her revises my former passion for your 'Low Land Beauty.' Whereas, were I to live more retired from young women I might in some measure alleviate my sorrow by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in oblivion, and I am very well assured that... | |
 | 1926 - 584 Seiten
...often unavoidably in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland beauty ; whereas were I to live more retired from young women. I might in some measure alleviate my sorrow, by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in oblivion : and I am very well assured, that... | |
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