Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading _Barford Abbey_.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

official approval

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

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From this reading _Barford Abbey_.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

capturing interest as if by a spell

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

the two together, not just one

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

rid of obstructions

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

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From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

dearly loved

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

unaffected by self-interest

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

set up or found

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

a young female

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

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From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

plural of “inclination” — an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading &c.: J. Powis.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

immediately past

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

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From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

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From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

engage in

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

not any; not one

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

impressive in appearance

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

in other respects or ways

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

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From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

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From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

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From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

on the contrary

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

express the need or desire for

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

Identical; not different.

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

a male human offspring

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

express in words

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

third-person singular of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

up to a particular time

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sir JAMES POWIS to Lord DARCEY.

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From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

precisely as stated

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

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From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

which person or people

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Should you see the little bewitching Gipsy before I talk with you, who knows but you may be wise enough to make a larger jointure than you can afford?

in the company of; together with

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I am glad your Lordship push'd the matter no farther on the terrace: I did not then know how well I lov'd our dear girl.--My wife is _so_ pleas'd,--_so_ happy,--_so_ overjoy'd,--at what she calls your noble disinterested regard for her Fanny, that one would think she had quite forgot the value of _money_.--I expect my son to-morrow.--Let me have the happiness of embracing you at the same time;--you are both my children, &c.

but in spite of that

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I am not much surpris'd at the contents of your Lordship's letter, it is _what_ Lady Powis and I have long conjectur'd; yet I must tell, you, my Lord, notwithstanding Miss Warley's great merit, I should have been much better pleas'd to have found myself mistaken.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading I claim no right to controul your inclinations: the strict observance you pay your father's last request, tempts me to give my opinion very opposite to what I should otherwise have done.--Duty like yours ought to be rewarded.--If you will content yourself with an incumber'd estate rather than a clear one, why--why--why--faith you shall not have my approbation 'till you come to the Abbey.