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This rose is not so fragrant as a summer flower, but it has stood through hardships none of them could bear: the cold rain of winter has sufficed to n...more

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I gave up hoping...But, still, I would think of him, I would cherish his image in my mind, and treasure every word, look and gesture that memory could...more

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It was wrong to be so joyless, so desponding; I should have made God my friend, and to do His will the pleasure and the business of my life; but faith...more

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But, God knows best, I concluded.

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Already, I seemed to feel my intellect deteriorating, my heart petrifying, my soul contracting; and Itrembled lest my very moral perceptions should be...more

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What business had I to think of one that never thought of me?

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My prayers, my tears, my wishes, fears, and lamentations, were witnessed by myself and heaven alone. When we are harassed by sorrows or anxieties, or ...more

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Therefore, have done with this nonsense: you have no ground for hope: dismiss, at once, these hurtful thoughts and foolish wishes from your mind, and ...more

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No, but still it is very unpleasant to live with such unimpressible, incomprehensible creatures. You cannot love them; and if you could, your love wou...more

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Though in single life your joys may not be very many, your sorrows, at least will not be more than you can bear. Marriage may change your circumstance...more

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Adieu! but let me cherish, still, The hope with which I cannot part. Contempt may wound, and coldness chill, But still it lingers in my heart. And who...more

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I shall expect my husband to have no pleasures but what he shares with me; and if his greatest pleasure of all is not the enjoyment of my company - wh...more

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The rose I gave you was an emblem of myheart,' said she; 'would you take it away andleave me here alone?' 'Would you give me your hand too, if I asked...more

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After breakfast, determined to pass as little of the day as possible in company with Lady Lowborough, I quietly stole away from the company and retire...more

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When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things to be considered. Keep both ...more