Wives, Women and Wenches: As Seen by British and American AuthorsSeven Seas Publishers, 1966 - 284 Seiten |
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... expect them to do at home ? If you ask , they would answer , sew and cook . They expect them to do this and this only , contentedly , regularly , uncomplainingly all their lives long , as if they had no germs of faculties for anything ...
... expect them to do at home ? If you ask , they would answer , sew and cook . They expect them to do this and this only , contentedly , regularly , uncomplainingly all their lives long , as if they had no germs of faculties for anything ...
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... expect , indeed , anticipate these women's foibles and their strength . We chuckle , we feel sympathy , admiration or annoyance but how often will you murmur , " Isn't that just like Mrs ( or Miss ) So - and - So ... ? " FRANCES BURNEY ...
... expect , indeed , anticipate these women's foibles and their strength . We chuckle , we feel sympathy , admiration or annoyance but how often will you murmur , " Isn't that just like Mrs ( or Miss ) So - and - So ... ? " FRANCES BURNEY ...
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... expect , " said Harriet . " If the people don't work , how are the aristocracy to pay the police ? " " Only think ! " said Widow Carey , shaking her head . " Why , at your time of life , my dears , we never even heard of these things ...
... expect , " said Harriet . " If the people don't work , how are the aristocracy to pay the police ? " " Only think ! " said Widow Carey , shaking her head . " Why , at your time of life , my dears , we never even heard of these things ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
AMBROSE BIERCE answered APHRA BEHN asked beauty Benjamin BENJAMIN DISRAELI better called Catherine CHARLES DICKENS CHARLOTTE BRONTË charming cheek child cried Daisy Miller daughter dear door dress Estella eyes face father fear feel Gamp GEORGE ELIOT girl give Glegg hand happy head heard heart HENRY FIELDING honour hope husband Jane JANE AUSTEN JOHN CLELAND knew Lammle laugh live Lizzie look Lord Maggie marriage married mind Miss Havisham Molly Morgan Le Fay mother never night passion perhaps person Pinchwife pleasure poor pretty Rawdon Rebecca round seemed silly Sir Florian Sir Pitt sister smile soul speak stood sweet talk tell Templar thee things thou thought TOBIAS GEORGE SMOLLETT told turned walked whisper wife WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Winterbourne wives woman women word young lady