“The world...is too full of real evil for me at least, to cause one moment of unnecessary uneasiness to any of its poor pilgrims. 'Tis strange...that this is not more generally considered, since the advantage would be so reciprocal from… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“What arguments, what persuasions can I make use of, with any prospect of success, to such a woman as Madame Duval? ...She is too… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“Mortimer Delvile was tall and finely formed, his features, though not handsome, were full of expression, and a noble openness of manners and address… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“O! I must tell you that I have fallen in love with a gentleman whom I have lately come acquainted with: he is about… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“it is sometimes dangerous to make requests to men, who are too desirous of receiving them.” — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“Another gentleman ... desired to know if I was engaged, or would honour him with my hand [to dance]. So he was pleased to… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, surely, must be more beneficial to mankind.” — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“Lord Orville seemed by no means to think the Captain worthy an argument, upon a subject concerning which he had neither knowledge nor feeling.” — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“In all ranks and all stations of life, how strangely characters and manners differ!” — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“The world...is too full of real evil for me at least, to cause one moment of unnecessary uneasiness to any of its poor pilgrims.… — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
“The civility of young Branghton, I much suspect, was merely the result of his father's commands” — Frances Burney Copy Share Image
![“Another gentleman ... desired to know if I was engaged, or would honour him with my hand [to dance]. So he was pleased to say, tho... Another gentleman ... desired to know if I was engaged, or would honour him with my hand [to dance]. So he was pleased to say, though I am sure I know not what…” quote by Frances Burney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f30/frances-burney-38055_quote_another-gentleman-desired-to-know-if-i-w_1193227.jpg)
