| 1887 - 592 páginas
...left Vienna. The matrimonial question, -if hinted at, was not openly broached. He chose to be fairly off with the old love before he was on with the new ; for he could not even yet trust himself to speak of other ties until the divorce had become an accomplished... | |
| Mrs. Elizabeth Stone - 1865 - 554 páginas
...the Duchess de Chevreuse. It is difficult to guess what Charles's feelings were just then, as he was scarcely " off with the old love " before he was " on with the new ;" but if they were as romantic as those of his future bride, the glowing descriptions which Lord Holland... | |
| Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley - 1866 - 396 páginas
...entirely abandoned his suit to Miss Milbanke. He returned to Ncwstead the same month, but it was to be off with the old love before he was on with the new, by means of selling his estate. The Fates had decreed otherwise — the purchase was not completed,... | |
| Alexander M'Neel-Caird - 1866 - 306 páginas
...to whom a choice was left, would have insisted, according to the old Scotch saying, on his being " off with the old love before he was on with the new." An ingenious theory was necessary, and was contrived by Lethington, to make her conduct even intelligible,... | |
| Alexander M'Neel-Caird - 1866 - 308 páginas
...to whom a choice was left, would have insisted, according to the old Scotch saying, on his being " off with the old love before he was on with the new." An ingenious theory was necessary, and was contrived by Lethington, to make her conduct even intelligible,... | |
| 728 páginas
...As he anticipated, Harry soon forgot his penchant for Miss Harman, although the inconstant swain was scarcely off with the old love before he was on with the new. The new love, much to his father's chagrin, was Irene Elvaston. After his first ebullition of temper... | |
| Loyalist - 1867 - 354 páginas
...present day is willing to hope. Charity surely could go no further. Surely Churchill should have been off with "the old love before he was on with the new." He should in common honesty have resigned his place near the king, and openly have followed the fortunes... | |
| Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society - 1870 - 460 páginas
...upon Leicester, and married Sir Edward Stafford. Having thus taken care, as the saying is, " to be off with the old love before he was on with the new," Leicester married Lady Essex. Camden, in his History and Annals of England in the reign of Elizabeth,... | |
| 1872 - 632 páginas
...pooh-poohing the love affairs of a younger sister ; but still there was sense and truth in it — more truth than Franzje's wounded spirit would quite allow...only that hands were severed; poor little Franzje's preuz chevalier was falling, falling, falling from his throne in her heart. Clo be continued.) IN TIME... | |
| Will Williams - 508 páginas
...the affirmative. Any way one thing was evident. Under the circumstances ho must assuredly first be off with the old love before he was on with the new. This had been Eskell's advice only the previous evening. This worthy friend had also assured him of... | |
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