 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...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4571863Full view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 538 lehte
...for space in the world's thought, 83 and dominion over his fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her 5 sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked,... | |
 | D. H. Wever - 1908 - 656 lehte
...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. The heart is her world;...is hopeless, for it is a bankruptcy of the heart. — Irving. A VANISHING DREAM. '"PHERE lies in the depths of every heart that dream of our youth, and... | |
 | James Witt Sewell - 1911 - 354 lehte
...for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is the history of the affections. The heart is her world:...hopeless — for it is a bankruptcy of the heart.— Irving. (Comparison) She is like some tender tree, the pride and beauty of the grove; graceful in its... | |
 | James Witt Sewell - 1911 - 352 lehte
...for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is the history of the affections. The heart is her world:...traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless—for it is a bankruptcy of the heart.—Irving. (Comparison) She is like some tender tree,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1911 - 470 lehte
...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. The heart is her world...there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her 5 avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her... | |
 | Prof. B.G. Jefferis, M.D., PH.D. and J.L. Nichols. A. M. - 1921 - 538 lehte
...affections. The beart is her world; it is there her ambition strives for •jmpire; it is there her ambition seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks jer whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked ier case is hopeless, for it is bankruptcy... | |
 | 1900 - 478 lehte
...delusions is similar to that in affairs of the heart. Washington Irving says of this feminine attribute: "She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she...is hopeless, for it is a bankruptcy of the heart." * * * It is estimated that the proposed capital for floating these ( South Sea Bubbles in the reign... | |
 | Arthur Porritt - 1920 - 168 lehte
...observation that " a woman's whole life is a history of her affections ; . . . she sends forth her affections on adventure, she embarks her whole soul in the traffic...hopeless — for it is a bankruptcy of the heart." Possibly the Twentieth Century girl, who has turned two of the mincing steps of her Nineteenth Century... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1922 - 396 lehte
...fellow-men. But a woman's wholell" life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world: I WJL it is there her ambition strives for empire; it is there her u avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure; she embarks her... | |
 | William Wells Brown - 1996 - 220 lehte
...George and Mary, who had loved each other so ardently in their younger days, were now husband and wife. seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies...is hopeless, for it is a bankruptcy of the heart." Mary had every reason to believe that she would never see George again; and although she confesses... | |
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