“A young widow with four or five young children, who, among the middling or inferior ranks of people in Europe, would have so little chance for a second husband, is there frequently courted as a sort of fortune. The value… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
“Is it really for love he is going to marry you?” She asked. I was so hurt by her coldness and scepticism that the tears rose to my eyes. “I am sorry to grieve you,” pursued the widow; “but you… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
