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1  He bestowed his hearty approbation however on their species of house.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 36
2  I was very unwilling to enter into it, as you may imagine, without the knowledge and approbation of his mother; but I was too young, and loved him too well, to be so prudent as I ought to have been.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 22
3  She instantly wrote Sir John Middleton her acknowledgment of his kindness, and her acceptance of his proposal; and then hastened to shew both letters to her daughters, that she might be secure of their approbation before her answer were sent.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
4  It was very early in September; the season was fine, and from first seeing the place under the advantage of good weather, they received an impression in its favour which was of material service in recommending it to their lasting approbation.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 6
5  As John Dashwood had no more pleasure in music than his eldest sister, his mind was equally at liberty to fix on any thing else; and a thought struck him during the evening, which he communicated to his wife, for her approbation, when they got home.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 36
6  Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 4
7  Mrs. Ferrars, not aware of their being Elinor's work, particularly requested to look at them; and after they had received gratifying testimony of Lady Middletons's approbation, Fanny presented them to her mother, considerately informing her, at the same time, that they were done by Miss Dashwood.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 34
8  I am much concerned to find there was anything in my behaviour last night that did not meet your approbation; and though I am quite at a loss to discover in what point I could be so unfortunate as to offend you, I entreat your forgiveness of what I can assure you to have been perfectly unintentional.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 29
9  But when this passed away, when her spirits became collected, when she saw that to the perfect good-breeding of the gentleman, he united frankness and vivacity, and above all, when she heard him declare, that of music and dancing he was passionately fond, she gave him such a look of approbation as secured the largest share of his discourse to herself for the rest of his stay.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER 10