Not at all, Sir ; there is nothing I like so much as grave conversation myself; I could hear it for ever. Indeed, I have often been surprised how a man of sentiment could ever admire those light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. The modern British drama - Page 547by British drama - 1811Full view - About this book
| John Bell - 1797 - 468 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex • But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, Sir ; there is nothing I like so...light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar. It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastes there must be some who, wanting a... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 466 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex • But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, Sir ; there is nothing I like so...light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar. It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastes th^re must be some who, wanting a... | |
| Thomas Otway - 1797 - 466 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex . But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, Sir; there is nothing I like so...surprised how a man of sentiment could ever admire those li^ht airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar. It's a disease of the mind, madam* In the... | |
| 1804 - 556 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, sir; there is nothing I like so...light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar. It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastt s, there must be some who, wanting... | |
| 1804 - 552 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Mist Hard. Not at all, sir; there is nothing I like so...could ever admire those light airy pleasures, where not thing reaches the heart. Mar. It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastes, there... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 412 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, sir ; there is nothing I like so...light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar, It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastes there must be some who, wanting a... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 406 pages
...more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all,sir ; there is nothing I like so much as grave conversation...light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart. Mar, It's a disease of the mind, madam. In the variety of tastes there must be some who, wanting a... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...with the more grave and sensible part of the sex.-— But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Mias Hardcastle. Not at all, Sir ; there is nothing I like so much as grave conversation myself ; I could hour it for ever. Indeed I have often been surprised how a man of sentiment could ever admire those... | |
| 1810 - 536 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss Hard. Not at all, sir; there is nothing I like so...hear it for ever. Indeed I have often been surprised bow a man of sentiment could ever admire those light airy pleasures, where nothing reaches the heart.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 666 pages
...converse only with the more grave and sensible part of the sex But I'm afraid I grow tiresome. Miss H.ird. lter Scott forever. Indeed 1 have often been surprised how a man of sentiment could ever admire those light airy... | |
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