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A common age once, when
he married her; now she had grown old
A fortress face; strong
and massive, and honourable in ruin
Agostino was enjoying
the smoke of paper cigarettes
An angry woman will
think the worst
Anguish to think of
having bent the knee for nothing
Art of despising what
he coveted
As the Lord decided,
so it would end! “Oh, delicious creed!”
Be on your guard the
next two minutes he gets you alone
But is there such a
thing as happiness
By our manner of loving
we are known
Compliment of being
outwitted by their own offspring
Conduct is never a straight
index where the heart’s involved
Confess no more than
is necessary, but do everything you can
Critical in their first
glance at a prima donna
Deep as a mother’s,
pure as a virgin’s, fiery as a saint’s
Defiance of foes and
(what was harder to brave) of friends
Do I serve my hand?
or, Do I serve my heart?
English antipathy to
babblers
Every church of the
city lent its iron tongue to the peal
Fast growing to be an
eccentric by profession
Foolish trick of thinking
for herself
Forgetfulness is like
a closing sea
Fortitude leaned so
much upon the irony
Good nerve to face the
scene which he is certain will be enacted
Government of brain;
not sufficient Insurrection of heart
Grand air of pitying
sadness
Had taken refuge in
their opera-glasses
Hated tears, considering
them a clog to all useful machinery
He is in the season
of faults
He is inexorable, being
the guilty one of the two
He postponed it to the
next minute and the next
Her singing struck a
note of grateful remembered delight
I always respected her;
I never liked her
I hope I am not too
hungry to discriminate
I know nothing of imagination
Impossible for us women
to comprehend love without folly in man
In Italy, a husband
away, ze friend takes title
Intentions are really
rich possessions
Ironical fortitude
It rarely astonishes
our ears It illumines our souls
Italians were like women,
and wanted—a real beating
Longing for love and
dependence
Love of men and women
as a toy that I have played with
Madness that sane men
enamoured can be struck by
Morales, madame, suit
ze sun
Necessary for him to
denounce somebody
Never, never love a
married woman
No intoxication of hot
blood to cheer those who sat at home
No word is more lightly
spoken than shame
Not to be feared more
than are the general race of bunglers
O heaven! of what avail
is human effort?
Obedience oils necessity