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But in the first freshness of the earlypages the disguise itself is enough to
enchant us. So by degrees the book floatsaway into the thin air of limbo.
But,
in the eyes of Dorothy, Templehad qualities that none of her other suitors
possessed. Tobacco came forDingley, and chocolate and silk aprons for Stella.
But such as it was, it was an art that awoman could practise without unsexing
herself.
Mere rhythm we feelas we sweep over the smooth backs of the undulating
sentencesintoxicates him. With such a temperament her humour naturally took the
form of ironyrather than of wit. With such a temperament her humour naturally
took the form of ironyrather than of wit.
Under the warmth of heraffection for
Temple the stiffness had gone out of her pen. Verse, on the other hand, had
quite a different office.
High-spirited,flown with words, Sidney seized his pen
too carelessly.
ROBINSON CRUSOEThere are many ways of approaching this
classical volume; but whichshall we choose?
Pompous old men were fine subjects
for hersatire. He was difficult, ill-mannered, andquick to take offence.
In
prose, hebethinks himself, one must not use the common words of
dailyspeech.
Thus the Arcadia, bywilfully flouting all contact with the fact,
gains another reality.
It is in their perspective that they aredifferent.
But
the act was offensive to a woman of lower rank.
Mere rhythm we feelas we sweep
over the smooth backs of the undulating sentencesintoxicates him. Of the two
Temple was by far the morerobust and positive.
Then, behold, something floats
onthe waters.
My wax candles almost out, buthowever Ill begin.
But when
thecharm of that childish device falls flat, there is no breath leftto fill his
sails.
She saw throughparties; she saw through ceremonies; she saw through
worldlinessand display.
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