ASSURE in Classic Quotes

1  He smiled, and assured her that whatever she wished him to say should be said.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18

2  Elizabeth could hardly help smiling as she assured her that had not been the case.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 29

3  Elizabeth assured him that she could suit herself perfectly with those in the room.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8

4  His circumstances, he assured me, and I had no difficulty in believing it, were exceedingly bad.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35

5  She assured him that no one intended to play, and the silence of the whole party on the subject seemed to justify her.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11

6  Mr. Collins repeated his apologies in quitting the room, and was assured with unwearying civility that they were perfectly needless.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 15

7  Charlotte assured her friend of her satisfaction in being useful, and that it amply repaid her for the little sacrifice of her time.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22

8  But he was set right there by Mrs. Bennet, who assured him with some asperity that they were very well able to keep a good cook, and that her daughters had nothing to do in the kitchen.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13

9  Her aunt assured her that she was, and Elizabeth having thanked her for the kindness of her hints, they parted; a wonderful instance of advice being given on such a point, without being resented.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 26

10  Imprudent as the marriage between Mr. Wickham and our poor Lydia would be, we are now anxious to be assured it has taken place, for there is but too much reason to fear they are not gone to Scotland.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 46

11  Her sister, however, assured her of her being perfectly well; and their conversation, which had been passing while Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner were engaged with their children, was now put an end to by the approach of the whole party.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 47

12  He assured her, that as to dancing, he was perfectly indifferent to it; that his chief object was by delicate attentions to recommend himself to her and that he should therefore make a point of remaining close to her the whole evening.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18

13  He readily assured her of his secrecy; again expressed his sorrow for her distress, wished it a happier conclusion than there was at present reason to hope, and leaving his compliments for her relations, with only one serious, parting look, went away.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 46

14  At one time she had almost resolved on applying to him, but the idea was checked by the awkwardness of the application, and at length wholly banished by the conviction that Mr. Darcy would never have hazarded such a proposal, if he had not been well assured of his cousin's corroboration.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 36

15  It had not been very great; he had lost every point; but when Mrs. Phillips began to express her concern thereupon, he assured her with much earnest gravity that it was not of the least importance, that he considered the money as a mere trifle, and begged that she would not make herself uneasy.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16

16  She remembered also that, till the Netherfield family had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one but herself; but that after their removal it had been everywhere discussed; that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr. Darcy's character, though he had assured her that respect for the father would always prevent his exposing the son.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 36

17  This part of his intelligence, though unheard by Lydia, was caught by Elizabeth, and, as it assured her that Darcy was not less answerable for Wickham's absence than if her first surmise had been just, every feeling of displeasure against the former was so sharpened by immediate disappointment, that she could hardly reply with tolerable civility to the polite inquiries which he directly afterwards approached to make.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18