| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 262 pàgines
...this motive, I had scarce taken orders a year, before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and '.chose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well. To do her justice, she was a good-natured notable woman; and as... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pàgines
...this motive, I had scarce taken orders a year, before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and tues." such qualities as would wear well. To do her justice, she was a goodnatured, notable woman ; and as... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 222 pàgines
...motive, I had searee taken orders a year, before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and ehose my wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surfaee, but sueh qualities as would wear well. To do her justiee, she was a good-naturejd, notable... | |
| 1879 - 422 pàgines
...leave of them, " I think you have followed the example of the Vicar of Wakefield : you have chosen your wife as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well. Quietness and durability are what Mary wanted when she bought her... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pàgines
...year, before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife, as she did her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but for such qualities as would wear well. To do her justice, she was a good-natured notable woman; and as for breeding, there were few country... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1828 - 358 pàgines
...before 4 I began to think seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife as she did 5 .her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but for such qualities as would wear -well 6. To do her justice , she was a good-natured; notable7 woman; and as for s breeding, there 'were few... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 334 pàgines
...year, before I began to think seriously of matrimony, and chose my wife, as she did her wedding-gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but for such qualities as would wear well. To do her justice, she was a good-natured notable woman ; and, as for breeding, there were few country... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1837 - 600 pàgines
...but this objection seems anticipated by the words put into her husband's mouth, that he chose her, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well." Olivia's conduct in submitting to be married by a popish priest,... | |
| sir James Prior - 1837 - 604 pàgines
...but this objection seems anticipated by the words put into her husband's mouth, that he chose her, " as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well." Olivia's conduct in submitting to be married by a popish priest,... | |
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