Sublime

Laura also thought that the law had done a great deal to spoil Henry. It had changed his natural sturdy stupidity into a browbeating indifference to other people’s point of view. He seemed to consider himself briefed by his Creator to turn into ridicule the opinions of those who disagreed with him, and to attribute dishonesty, idiocy, or a base mot

his guardians, who were extremely old-fashioned people and did not realize that we live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities;

There are so few men in Carlingford who can flirt," said Lucilla regretfully. Her eyes fell as she spoke upon young Osmond Brown, who was actually at that moment talking to Mr Bury's curate, with a disregard of his social duties painful to contemplate.

“Don’t you really think the sacred Notting Hill at all absurd?” “Absurd?” asked Wayne, blankly. “Why should I?”