 why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing she could do — talking of her family and her affairs? For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum, talk upon any other subject?  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 4621862Full view - About this book
 | Fanny Burney - 1842 - 226 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing...could do — talking of her family and her affairs 1 For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum, talk upon any other subject ? — If you speak... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1842 - 494 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said .he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing she could do—talking of her family and her affairs ? For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum, talk... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1842 - 494 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing she could do—talking of her family and her affairs ? For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum, talk... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1854 - 388 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing...is as empty as a drum, talk upon any other subject? — 1C you speak to her of the sun, she does not know it rises in the east; — if you speak to her... | |
 | Henrietta Keddie - 1861 - 460 lehte
...of her spouse. Dr. Johnson once blamed a lady for- her censure of a neighbour. ' Madam,' said he, ' why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing...talking of her family and her affairs — for how could a woman who is as empty as a drum talk of anything else ?' As an example of Mrs. Robertson, she... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 348 lehte
...talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. "Madam," o ^ said he," why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing...in the east. If you speak to her of the moon, she docs not know it changes at the full. If you speak to her of the queen, she does not know she is the... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1884 - 538 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing hev. " Madam," said he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing she could do—talking of her family and her affairs ? For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum, talk... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1890 - 482 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said Dr. Johnson, " why do you blame the woman for the only...is as empty as a drum, talk upon any other subject? — It you speak to her of the sun, she does not know it rises in the east; — if you speak to her... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne, Scofield Thayer, Waldo Ralph Browne - 1893 - 392 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " ' Madam,' said Dr. Johnson, ' why do you blame the woman for the only...If you speak to her of the sun, she does not know that it rises in the east; if you speak to her of the moon, she does not know it changes at the full;... | |
 | Fanny Burney - 1911 - 334 lehte
...had talked of her family and affairs till she was sick to death of hearing her. " Madam," said he, " why do you blame the woman for the only sensible thing she can do — talking of her family and her affairs? For how should a woman who is as empty as a drum,... | |
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