 Marianne Dashwood was born to an extraordinary fate. She was born to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen,...  Sense and Sensibility - Page 322by Jane Austen - 1913 - 347 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jane Austen - 1833 - 372 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married,—and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1833 - 370 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married, — and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel... | |
 | Literature - 1917 - 920 pages
...to counteract by her conduct her most favorite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married, and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel waistcoat!... | |
 | Claude Aston - 1855 - 322 pages
...yielding nature as her's. HAEBT COVKBDALE'S OOUHTSHW. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment superior to strong esteem and lively friendship — to give her hand to another ! — «nd that other, a man who had suffered no less than herself... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1864 - 530 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married, — and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel... | |
 | Jane Austen - English literature - 1882 - 342 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married, — and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1888 - 412 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favorite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...a former attachment, whom two years before she had considered too old to be married, and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel waistcoat!... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1888 - 412 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favorite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...friendship, voluntarily to give her hand to another ! and tJiat other a man who had suffered no less than herself under the event of a former attachment, whom... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1892 - 244 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...former attachment, — whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married, — and who still sought the constitutional safeguard of a flannel... | |
 | Jane Austen - 1892 - 256 pages
...counteract, by her conduct, her most favourite maxims. She was born to overcome an affection formed so late in life as at seventeen, and with no sentiment...suffered no less than herself under the event of a former attachment,—whom, two years before, she had considered too old to be married,—and who still sought... | |
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