Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way.

An annuity is a very serious business.

A mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other.

There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison

It sometimes is a disadvantage to be so very guarded. If a woman conceals her affection from the object of it, she may loose the opportunity of fixing him.

Undoubtedly ... there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. What bears affinity to cunning is despicable.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!