for he is such a disagreeable man, that it would be quite a misfortune to be liked by him.

We neither of us perform to strangers.

The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush as produces little effect after much labour.

I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.

It is very unfair to judge any body's conduct, without an intimate knowledge of their situation.

It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.

Her mind was all disorder. The past, present, future, every thing was terrible.