“He had made his fortune, bought his house, and obtained his wife; and was beginning a new period of existence, with every probability of greater happiness than in any yet passed through.”
of Mr. Weston
Emma, volume 1, chapter 2
Category Archives: Wealth
A new period of existence
Dear Mrs. Jennings
“It would be an excellent match, for he was rich, and she was handsome. . . . she was always anxious to get a good husband for every pretty girl.”
busybody Mrs. Jennings on why she thinks Marianne and Colonel Brandon should get together
Sense & Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 8
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Prosperity and nothingness
“Such were Elizabeth Elliot’s sentiments and sensations; such the cares to alloy, the agitations to vary, the sameness and the elegance, the prosperity and the nothingness of her scene of life. . .”
Persuasion, volume 1, chapter 1
I love that phrase-“the prosperity and the nothingness.”
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That familiar truth
If we’re going to be talking about money, we have to revisit this old favorite.
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The idle rich
". . . there was no necessity for my having any profession at all . . ."
Edward Ferrars
Sense and Sensibility, v. 1, ch. 19
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Mr. Martin
“I have no doubt that he will thrive and be a very rich man in time-and his being illiterate and coarse need not disturb us.”
Emma’s backhanded compliment of Robert Martin, the farmer Harriet adores
Emma, volume 1, chapter 4
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The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman (May, 2012)