 But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world : it is there her ambition strives for empire ; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure : she embarks her whole soul...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4571863Full view - About this book
 | England - 1829 - 1008 pages
...amiable capacity, or ever will be said again, is by a contemporary : — " A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies in adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1821 - 354 pages
...fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks her own soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless — for it is a bankruptcy... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; shn embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...fortune, for space in the world's thought, And dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...sends forth her sympathies on adventure ; she embarks herowusonl in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless — for it is a bankruptcy... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...for space, in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adveniures ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection; and if shipwrecked, her case is... | |
 | 1834 - 638 pages
...His fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. 'I he heart is her world ; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventures ; she emharks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and, if shipwrecked her case... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 522 pages
...fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow-men. But a woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart is her world...embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection 5 and if shipwrecked, her case is hopeless — for it- is a bankruptcy of the heart. To a man, the... | |
 | 1829 - 488 pages
...amiable capacity, or ever will be said again, is by a contemporary : — " A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. The heart Is her world...for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies in adventure ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case... | |
 | Tracts - 1830 - 206 pages
...fortune, for space in the world's thought, and dominion over his fellow men. But a woman's whole life is a histor-y of the affections. The heart is her world:...for empire; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasttres. She sends forth her sympathies on adventure j she-embarks her whole soul in the traffic... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...history of the affections. Her heart is her world : it is there her ambition strives for empires ; it is there her avarice seeks for hidden treasures. She sends forth her sympathies on adventures ; she embarks her whole soul in the traffic of affection ; and if shipwrecked, her case... | |
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