The Fortunate Union: A Romance, Volume 1Printed from the Oriental translation fund, and sold by J. Murray, 1829 - 262 pages |
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Page 218 - I had the best opinion of his character ; most fortunately, however, you refused steadily to give a hasty assent — your happiness would otherwise have been ruined for life : can you guess what sort of person he has proved himself to be ? ' ' I know nothing of his birth and family, ' replied the young lady ; ' but from what I have observed of his conduct it would plainly appear that he is a young man of extraordinary virtue.
Page iii - YAKKUN NATTANNAWA, A Cingalese Poem, descriptive of the Ceylon System of Demonology ; to which is appended, the Practices of a Capua or Devil Priest, as described by a...
Page xv - In fact, the wife is of equal rank with her husband by birth, and espoused with regular marriage ceremonies, possessing, moreover, certain legal rights,* such as they are — the handmaid is bought for money, and received into the house like a mere domestic.
Page x - ... History,' which is not the meaning of the original name. Although it abounded in both errors and omissions, this work, at the time when it appeared, was by far the best picture of Chinese manners and society that we possessed ; and Dr. Percy was not answerable for the imperfections of his materials. He was naturally puzzled by some parts of his manuscript, and expresses his surprise in notes at a number of incongruities, which, on a reference to the original, are not found to exist.
Page 218 - have you heard the strange news ?" She pleaded the retired life of a female in her situation as a sufficient reason for being ignorant of what was passing abroad.
Page 221 - If I think it worth while to maintain any thing," replied Shueypingsin, " it will be that he is not what you call him, and that the whole is the slanderous invention of worthless people. You may then learn that I was not deceived in my good opinion. Any other point I do not think it necessary to argue." " My good niece, you are very obstinate,
Page 90 - Sortium consuetudo simplex: virgam frugiferae arbori decisam in surculos amputant eosque notis quibusdam discretos super candidam vestem temere ac fortuito spargunt...
Page 119 - ... itself, and needed not paint to adorn it. The native intelligence of her mind seemed to have gathered strength from retirement; and beholding her, you might know she was of a superior order of beings : the cold and rigid strictness of her manners, severe as she herself was soft and delicate, proved her to be no ordinary inhabitant of the female apartments. Her sweet and feminine disposition, comparable to fragrant flowers, might lead one at first to class her with other fair ones: but the perfection...
Page 4 - Agricolae leniebatur, quia non contumacia neque inani 4 iactatione libertatis famam fatumque provocabat. sciant, quibus moris est illicita mirari, posse etiam sub malis principibus magnos viros esse, obsequiumque ac *° modestiam, si industria ac vigor adsint, eo laudis excedere, quo plerique per abrupta, sed in nullum rei publicae usum, ambitiosa morte inclaruerunt.
Page 221 - Did it relate to any person but himself, I should not think it worth while to say a word in reply ; but, after the mutual services we have rendered each other, the slur you throw upon his character implies that our acquaintance was dishonest, and slanders my own reputation equally with his. I have, therefore, a good reason for repelling it.