The comic part of the character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy, of which I know nothing ; or at least be occasionally abundant in... Littell's Living Age - Page 331870Full view - About this book
| 1870 - 832 pages
...dared to be an authoress," and consequently quite incapable of " drawing such a clergyman ae you gave the sketch of. ... Such a man's conversation," she...giving." How Miss Austen must have chuckled secretly over this wonderful suggestion ! how deeply tempted she must have been to transfer the librarian himself,... | |
| 1870 - 844 pages
...involved him in many interesting situations, concluding with his opinion of the benefits of tithes in quotations and allusions which a woman who, like me, knows only her own moibcr tongue, and hag read little in that, rould be totally without the power of givHow Miss Austen... | |
| James Edward Austen-Leigh - 1871 - 396 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or at any rate a very extensive acquaintance with English literature, ancient... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1872 - 740 pages
..." I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or at any rate a very extensive acquaintance with English literature, ancient... | |
| Jane Austen - 1882 - 396 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or at any rate a very extensive acquaintance with English literature, ancient... | |
| Jane Austen - 1884 - 388 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy, of which I know nothing ; or at least be oceasionallj' abundant in quotations and allusions which a woman who, like me, knows only her own mother-tongue,... | |
| Mrs. Charles Malden - 1889 - 240 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or, at any rate, a very extensive acquaintance with English literature, ancient... | |
| Oscar Fay Adams - 1891 - 304 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...allusions which a woman who, like me, knows only her own mother-tongue, and has read little in that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical... | |
| Jane Austen - 1892 - 368 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...mother tongue, and has read little in that, would he totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or at any rate a very extensive acquaintance... | |
| Jane Austen - 1899 - 372 pages
...character I might be equal to, but not the good, the enthusiastic, the literary. Such a man's conversation must at times be on subjects of science and philosophy,...that, would be totally without the power of giving. A classical education, or at any rate a very extensive acquaintance with English literature, ancient... | |
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