I HAVE often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women sustain the most overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man , and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer... The Ashlar - Page 366edited by - 1857Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 856 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness while treading the prosperous... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and D2 dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness while treading the prosperous... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughD2 ness, while treading the prosperous... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man , and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1824 - 228 pages
...galling reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependance, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidities and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can... | |
| John Arliss - 1825 - 382 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which hreak down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...such intrepidity and elevation to their character, i hat at times it approaches to suhlimity. Nothing can he more touching than to hehold a soft and lender... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters whiih break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer sex, and give such ir.lv-pidity and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 346 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the...touching than to behold a soft and tender female, who had been all weakness and dependence, and alive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosperous... | |
| Washington Irving - 1831 - 518 pages
...overwhelming reverses of fortune. Those disasters which break down the spirit of a man, and prostrate him in the dust, seem to call forth all the energies of the softer sex, and give such intrepidity _and elevation to their character, that at times it approaches to sublimity. Nothing can be more touching,... | |
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