 There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I could see a great deal of his life, who made almost every one fond of him, for he was young, and clever, and beautiful, and his manners to all were gentle and kind. I believe , when I first knew him ,...  George Eliot and Thomas Hardy: A Contrast - Page 103by Lina Wright Berle - 1917 - 174 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Ann Evans - 1863 - 272 pages
...paused a moment. She had taken Lillo's cheeks between her hands, and his young eyes were meeting hers. " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...believe, when I first knew him, he never thought of doing any thing cruel or base. But because he tried to slip away from every thing that was unpleasant,... | |
 | George Eliot - Florence (Italy) - 1863 - 658 pages
...paused a moment. She had taken Lillo's cheeks between her hands, and his young eyes were meeting hers. "There was a man to whom I was very near, so that...believe , when I first knew him , he never thought of doing anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip away from everything that was unpleasant,... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1863 - 806 pages
...paused a moment. She had taken Lillo's cheeks between her hands, and his young eyes were meeting hers. " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...believe, when I first knew him, he never thought of doing anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip away from everything that was unpleasant,... | |
 | George Eliot - Florence (Italy) - 1863 - 776 pages
...paused a moment She had taken Lillo's cheeks between her hands, and his young eyes were meeting hers. "There was a man to whom I was very near, so that...could see a great deal of his life, who made almost everyone fond of him, for he was young, and clever, and beautiful, and his manners to all were gentle... | |
 | American literature - 1866 - 470 pages
...them is to give the most concise account of the moral aim of this work. " There was a man," she says, "to whom I was very near, so that I could see a great...believe, when I first knew him, he never thought of doing any thing cruel or base. But, because he tried to slip away from every thing that was unpleasant,... | |
 | William Chappell - Ballads, English - 1885 - 864 pages
...of Monmonth, is from " England's Darling." Date, about 1681-82.] €>n tfje Rirjfjt of Succession. " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...one fond of him, for he was young and clever, and his manners to all were gentle and kind. I believe, when I first knew him, he never thought of anything... | |
 | William Eaton Chandler - Reconstruction - 1878 - 104 pages
...delineator of human character, George > Eliot, makes her heroine Romola speak concerning Tito Melema: " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...believe when I first knew him he never thought of doing anything cruel or base. But because he tried to slip away from everything that was unpleasant,... | |
 | Sedbergh School - Private schools - 1879 - 370 pages
...It would have been better for me if I had never been born.' — I will tell you something, Lillo." " There was a man to whom I was very near, so that I...could see a great deal of his life, who made almost everyone fond of him, for he was young, and clever, and beautiful, and his manners to all were gentle... | |
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