| Fanny Burney - 1784 - 302 pages
...vain-glory, and expofed with, equal fincerity the fources of my doubts, and the motives of my decifion: but now, indeed, how to proceed I know not; the difficulties...enumerate, and the petition I have to urge I have fcarce courage to mention. My family, miftaking ambition for honour, and rank for dignity, have long... | |
| Fanny Burney - 1786 - 304 pages
...vain-glory, and expofed with equal fincerity the fources of my doubts, and the motives of my decifion : but now, indeed, how to proceed I know not; the difficulties which are yet to encounter 3 fear to enumerate, and the petition l have to arge I have fcarce courage to mention. My family, miftaking... | |
| 1843 - 632 pages
...vainglory, and exposed with equal sincerity the sources of my doubts and the motives of my decision. But now, indeed, how to proceed I know not. The difficulties...to encounter I fear to enumerate, and the petition 1 have to urge I have scarce courage to mention. My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...future dangers, all contribute to inflame the mind, and to silence the voice of pity." 1 MISS BURNEY. " My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank...a splendid connection for me, to which, though my invariable repugnance has stopped any advances, their wishes and their views immoveahly adhere. I am... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...future dangers, all contribute to inflame the mind, and to silence the voice of pity."3 Miss BURNEY. " My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank for dignity, have long planned a splendid con* " History of America:" Vol. I. quarto, p. 332. » " Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," Vol.... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...future danger«» all contribute to inflame the mind, and to silence the voice of pit}-. MISS BURNEY. My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank for dignity, have long planned a nplendid connection for me, to which, though my invariable repugnance has stopped any advance«, their... | |
| English literature - 1820 - 410 pages
...sincerity the sources of my doubts, and the motives of my decision : but now, indeed, how to proceed 1 know not; the difficulties which are yet to encounter...and rank for dignity, have long planned a splendid connexion for me, to which, though my invariable repugnance has stopt any advances, their wishes and... | |
| Fanny Burney - 1820 - 412 pages
...sincerity the sources of my doubts, and the motives of my decision : but now, indeed, how to proceed 1 know not; the difficulties which are yet to encounter...petition I have to urge I have scarce courage to mention. lu a situation so desperate, what then remains ? Must I make an application with a certamty of rejection,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...future dangers, all contribute to inflame the mind, and to silence the voice of pity. MISS BURNEY. My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank...a splendid connection for me, to which, though my invariable repugnance has stopped any advances, their wishes and their views immoveably adhere. I am... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 382 pages
...future dangers, all contribute to inflame the mind, and to silence the voice of pity." s MISS BUBNEY. " My family, mistaking ambition for honour, and rank for dignity, have long planned a splendid connexion for me, to which, though my invariable repugnance has stopped any advances, their wishes... | |
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