What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. – Jane Austen
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – Jane Austen
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. – Jane Austen
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. – Jane Austen
. . . it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study? – Jane Austen
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced and the inconvenience is often considerable. – Jane Austen
The heavy rain beat down the tender branches of vine and jessamine, and trampled on them in its fury; and when the lightning gleamed, it showed the tearful leaves shivering and cowering together at the window, and tapping at it urgently, as if beseeching to be sheltered from the dismal night. – Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter XLIII