But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world; it is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures; she sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her whole soul in... The young prima donna - Seite 138von Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1829 - 1008 Seiten
...was said of woman in this amiable capacity, or ever will be said again, is by a contemporary : — " A woman's whole life is a history of the affections....for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies in adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case... | |
| Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 Seiten
...He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
| Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 Seiten
...whole life is a history of the aiFections. The heart is her world: it is there her ambition stives for empire ; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 Seiten
...He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space, in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adveniures ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
| Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 Seiten
...seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the •world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
| Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 476 Seiten
...He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 382 Seiten
...He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the world's thought, And dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks herowusonl in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 Seiten
...He seeks for fame, for fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections....hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and, if shipwrecked, her case... | |
| 1834 - 638 Seiten
...His fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. 'I he heart is her world ; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventures ; she emharks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and, if shipwrecked her case... | |
| 1829 - 488 Seiten
...was said of woman in this amiable capacity, or ever will be said again, is by a contemporary : — " A woman's whole life is a history of the affections....for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies in adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case... | |
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