Waverly Novels, Volume 33Ticknor and Fields, 1863 |
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Page 5 - It is intended, in a word — celebrare domestica facia — to give an imitation of the shifting manners of our own time, and paint scenes, the originals of which are daily passing round us, so that a minute's observation may compare the copies with the originals.
Page 99 - I do not know that I have been either one or the other," answered Lady Binks ; " one thing I certainly am not — I am not capable of understanding your ladyship's wit and learning." "Poor soul," whispered Lady Penelope to Tyrrel ; " we know what we are, we know not what we may be.