 I declined doing, because I believed that I should draw down upon my head some dreadful calamity, if I voluntarily relinquished the talisman. Irritated by my refusal, the lady, according to the custom of her sex, became more resolute in her purpose ;...  Popular tales - 第 173 頁Maria Edgeworth 著 - 1848完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1811 - 344 頁
...slaves, came to my brother's house to make some purchases. He was out, and I alone was left to attend the shop. After she had looked over some goods, she...contrary, he blamed me for the superstitious value I set upou the verses on my vase; and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a certain means... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1813 - 298 頁
...intreaties nor money could change my determination. Provoked beyond measure at my obstinacy, as she call* ed it, she left the house. * On my brother's return,...expected that he would have praised me for my prudence s but, on the contrary, he blamed me for the superstitious value I set upon the verses on my vase ;... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1817 - 348 頁
...slaves, came to my brother's house to make some purchases. He was out, and I alone was left to attend the shop. After she had, looked over some goods, she...superstitious value I set upon the verses on my vase j and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a certain means of advancing my fortune,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 442 頁
...slaves, came to my brother's house to make some purchases. He was out, and I alone was left to attend the shop. After she had looked over some goods, she...for the superstitious value I set upon the verses on my.vase; and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a certain means of advancing my... | |
 | Jules Festu - 1863 - 294 頁
...slaves, came to my brother's house to make some purchases. He was out, and I alone was left to attend the shop. After she had looked over some goods, she...for the superstitious value I set upon the verses of my vase ; and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a certain means of advancing... | |
 | Jules Festu - 1867 - 304 頁
...the custom of her sex, became more resolute in her purpose ; but neither entreaties nor money (194) could change my determination. Provoked beyond measure...for the superstitious value I set upon the verses of my vase, and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a certain means of advancing... | |
 | Jules Festu - 1881 - 394 頁
...called it, she left the house. "On35 my brother's return, I related to him what had happened (39), and expected that he would have praised me for my...contrary, he blamed me for the superstitious value (177) I set upon the verses of my vase, and observed that it would be the height of folly to lose a... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1891 - 262 頁
...chanced to see my china vase, which was in the room. She took a prodigious fancy to it, and offered mo any price if I would part with it ; but this I declined...blamed, me for the superstitious value I set upon tho verses on my vase ; and observed that it would be tho height of folly to lose a certain means of... | |
 | Leon Kellner - 1892 - 366 頁
...Blanchardyn, 88, 8. "for well he wend that he sholde neuyr haue seen ayen her." — Ibid. 95, 30. " I expected that he would have praised me for my prudence ; but on the contrary, he blamed me." — EDGEWORTH, Popular Tales, ii. 13. § 375. There is scarcely any parallel of this use to be found... | |
 | Eugen Einenkel - 1916 - 256 頁
...(sie war aber eine ganz andere!) became in a moment a staunch Jacobite id. > mod. vgl. / expected thad he would have praised me for my prudence but on the contrary he blamed me Edgeworth ; / greatly feared she would have embraced me Dilke, Greater Britain (a. 1868 1). Vgl. Meyer-Lübke,... | |
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