Doubtless there is a great deal to be pleased at in all this, and, we ought to rejoice in the admirable temper by which men can discriminate between the faithful performance of a duty and the natural course of their affections.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
After a second's pause, she resumed: Your affections are less engaged in this case than you think.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
I, too, have seen that great world, on which your affections are so fixed.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever