Tales of Fashionable Life: VivianBaldwin & Cradock, 1832 |
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Page 34 - ... for me ! — in most cases — and that easy style of originality, which shows the true gentleman. As to morals Lidhurst, walk on, my boy as to morals, I confess I couldn't bear to see any thing of the Joseph Surface about him. A youth of spirit must, you know, Mr. Vivian excuse me, lady Mary, this is an aside be something of a latitudinarian to keep in the fashion : not that I mean to say so exactly to Lidhurst — no, no — on the contrary, Mr. Russell, it is our cue, as well as this reverend...
Page 33 - ... -am not quite so impatient to have the young dog in the house of incurables; for you know he could not be there without being in my shoes, which I have not done with yet— ha! ha! ha! Each in his turn, my boy! — In the mean time, lady Mary, shall we join the ladies yonder, on the terrace. Lady Glistonbury walks so slow, that she will be seven hours in coming to us, so we had best go to her ladyship. — If the mountain won't go to Mahomet, you know of course what follows.
Page 2 - infirm of purpose" is to be at the mercy of the artful, or at the disposal of accident. Look round, and count the numbers who have, within your own knowledge, failed from want of firmness. An excellent and wise mother gave the following advice with her dying breath : " My son, learn early how to say, No!" — This precept gave the first idea of the story of Vivian.
Page 6 - ... particular, her care was too great. You know I was an only son — then I lost my father when I was an infant ; and a woman, let her be ever so sensible, cannot well educate an only son, without some manly assistance ; the fonder she is of the son the worse, even if her fondness is not foolish fondness — it makes her over-anxious — it makes her do too much. My mother took too much, a great deal too much, care of me; she over-educated, over-instructed, over-dosed me with premature lessons...
Page 120 - ... a man so corrupt in public life as Mr. Wharton. A man who sells his conscience for his interest will sell it for his pleasure. A man who will betray his country will betray his friend. It is in vain to palter with our conscience v there are not two honours—two honesties.