...the bow; no rambling interchange of mind or meaning ; no gentle whispers, or musical, good-humoured responses. All were talking for effect, all striving...together, could speak as the author does of his mother." " But, my dear Miss Appleby," said Mr. Goshawk, " the author is not accountable for every thing in...

...companion, earnestly; " I am the last of my sex, to strive after the reputation of a wit. It is like laying down the cestus of Venus to brandish the club of Hercules, and a woman's strength is, or ought to be, unequal to the task. But your lordship has twice alluded...

...stubborn bows, as if, like Sagittarius, they were going to bring down a constellation at the first shot. Though I feel the impossibility of doing justice to...together, could speak as the author does, of his mother." " But my dear Miss Appleby," said Mr. Goshawk, " the author is not accountable for every thing in his...

...unbends the bow; no rambling interchange of mind or meaning: no gentle whispers, or musical good-humoured responses. All were talking for effect, all striving...together, could speak as the author does of his mother." " But, my dear Miss Appleby," said Mr. Goshawk, " the author is not accountable for every thing in...