 When Griselda thought that her husband had long enough enjoyed his new existence, and that there was danger of his forgetting the taste of sorrow, she changed her tone. — One day, when he had not returned home exactly at the appointed minute, she received...  The Modern Griselda: A Tale - Page 13by Maria Edgeworth - 1805 - 203 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...WHEN Griselda thought that her hushand had long enough enjoyed his new existence, and that there u'is danger of his forgetting the taste of sorrow, she...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | 1820 - 350 pages
...duration! CHAPTER II. Some hope a lover by their faults to win, As spots on ermine beautify the skin. WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...was danger of his forgetting the taste of sorrow, had not returned home exactly at the appointed minute, she received him. with a frown; such as would... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 370 pages
...CHAPTER II. " Some hope a lover by their faults to win, As spots on ermine beautify the skin." WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1833 - 374 pages
...duration ! " Some hope a lover by their faults to win, As spots on ermine beautify the skin." WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1833 - 368 pages
...II. " Some hope a lover by their faults to win, As spots on ermine beautify the skin." WHEN GriseMa thought that her husband had long enough enjoyed his...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1835 - 516 pages
...CHAPTER II. " Some hope t lorer by their faults to win, As spots on ermine beautify ttie skin." WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1848 - 662 pages
...CHAPTER II. " Some hope a lover by their faults to win, AB spots on ermine beautify the skin." WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough enjoyed his new existence, and that tTiere was danger of his forgetting the taste of sorrow, she changed her tone. One day, when he had... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1854 - 406 pages
...kindness he gives, Is faithfully prized and reflected. IMPATIENCE ABOUT TRIFLES.—Miss EDGEWORTH. WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...such as would have made even Mars himself recoil, if Mars could have beheld such a frown upon the brow of his Venus. " Dinner has been kept waiting for... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 320 pages
...day it was ' Osborne. XII. — THE LADY WHO DISPUTED ON TRIFLES, 1. ONE day when Griselda's husband had not returned home exactly at the appointed minute," she received him with a frown : — " Dinner has been kept waiting for you this hour, my dear," she said. — "I am very sorry for... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1857 - 394 pages
...irregularity in the moon's motion. PRONUNCIATION.—Sec'ond 29, gentle-man 29, her'oi«c 5a. TEMPER. 1. WHEN Griselda thought that her husband had long enough...exactly at the appointed minute, she received him with a frown.—"Dinner has been kept waiting for you this hour, my dear." 2. "I am very sorry for it; but... | |
| |
