“Look at your [English] ladies of quality are they not forever parting with their husbands - forfeiting their reputations - and is their life aught but dissipation? In common genteel life, indeed, you may now and then meet with very fine girls - who have politeness, sense and conversation - but these are few - and then look at your trademen's daughters - what are they? poor creatures indeed! all pertness, imitation and folly.” LooksMayGirlPoorCommonQualityForeverFineHusbandConversationCreaturesDaughterReputationFollyNow And ThenImitationPartingPolitenessDissipation Author:Fanny Burney
“Yet, every now and then, there would pass a young girl, slender, fair and desirable, arousing in young men a not ignoble desire to possess her, and stirring in old men regrets for ecstasy not seized and now forever past.” MenPastYoungDesireGirlForeverRegretFairsYoung ManOld ManEcstasyNow And ThenDesirableStirringSlenderIgnoble Author:Anatole France
“Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.” LittlesGirlNextLiteratureMarriedPrejudiceLikesNow And ThenInfatuationJaneBeing MarriedHappy GirlPride And Prejudice PridePride And Prejudice BookMrs Bennet Author:Jane Austen