 His temper might perhaps be a little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman, — but she knew that this kind of blunder was too common for any...  Sense and Sensibility - Page 158by Jane Austen - 1892 - 548 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jane Austen - 1833 - 372 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman,...believed, which produced his contemptuous treatment of every body, and his general abuse of every thing before him. It was the desire of appearing superior... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1833 - 370 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman,...believed, which produced his contemptuous treatment of every body, and his general abuse of every thing before him. It was the desire of appearing superior... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1892 - 224 pages
...through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman—but she knew that this kind of blunder was too common...lastingly hurt by it. It was rather a wish of distinction, " Mr Palmer is so droll! " said she, in a whisper, to Elinor. " He is always out of humour." " Oh !... | |
 | Agnes Repplier - American essays - 1904 - 296 pages
...many others of his sex, that, through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the hnsband of a very silly woman ; but she knew that this kind...for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it." Fortified by such philosophy, convinced that the natural order of things, though mysterious and unpleasant,... | |
 | Agnes Repplier - 1924 - 350 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman....for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it." At times simplicity and sincerity transcend the limits of likelihood, as when Elizabeth Watson says... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1926 - 474 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman,...believed, which produced his contemptuous treatment of every body, and his general abuse of every thing before him. It was the desire of appearing superior... | |
 | Peter James Malcolm Scott - Literary Criticism - 1982 - 220 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman,...man to be lastingly hurt by it. — It was rather the wish of distinction she believed, which produced his contemptuous treatment of every body, and... | |
 | Oliver MacDonagh - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 212 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman, - but she [Elinor] knew that this kind of blunder was too common for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by... | |
 | D. W. Harding - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 240 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman;...common for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it. In Pride and Prejudice, Had Elizabeth's opinion been all drawn from her own family, she could not have... | |
 | Shawna Mullen - Self-Help - 2003 - 244 pages
...little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman,...common for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it. SS Unrequited Love You know how I have loved you; you can intimately judge of my present feelings;... | |
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