“ The very first day that Morland came to us last Christmas—the very first moment I beheld him—my heart was irrecoverably gone. ”
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (1817). copy citation
| Author | Jane Austen |
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| Source | Northanger Abbey |
| Topic | love sight heart |
| Date | 1817 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/121/121-h/121-h.htm |
Context
“This was a pitch of friendship beyond Catherine.
«You are so like your dear brother,» continued Isabella, «that I quite doted on you the first moment I saw you. But so it always is with me; the first moment settles everything. The very first day that Morland came to us last Christmas—the very first moment I beheld him—my heart was irrecoverably gone. I remember I wore my yellow gown, with my hair done up in braids; and when I came into the drawing-room, and John introduced him, I thought I never saw anybody so handsome before.»
Here Catherine secretly acknowledged the power of love; for, though exceedingly fond of her brother, and partial to all his endowments, she had never in her life thought him handsome.” source
«You are so like your dear brother,» continued Isabella, «that I quite doted on you the first moment I saw you. But so it always is with me; the first moment settles everything. The very first day that Morland came to us last Christmas—the very first moment I beheld him—my heart was irrecoverably gone. I remember I wore my yellow gown, with my hair done up in braids; and when I came into the drawing-room, and John introduced him, I thought I never saw anybody so handsome before.»
Here Catherine secretly acknowledged the power of love; for, though exceedingly fond of her brother, and partial to all his endowments, she had never in her life thought him handsome.” source
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