DE BOURGH in Classic Quotes

1  It was not thought necessary in Sir Lewis de Bourgh's family.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29

2  Lady Catherine de Bourgh," she replied, "has very lately given him a living.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16

3  The old lady is Mrs. Jenkinson, who lives with them; the other is Miss de Bourgh.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 28

4  Lady Catherine de Bourgh's attention to his wishes, and consideration for his comfort, appeared very remarkable.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14

5  Mrs. Jenkinson was chiefly employed in watching how little Miss de Bourgh ate, pressing her to try some other dish, and fearing she was indisposed.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29

6  Yes, Miss Elizabeth, you will have the honour of seeing Lady Catherine de Bourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and I need not say you will be delighted with her.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 28

7  I happened to overhear the gentleman himself mentioning to the young lady who does the honours of the house the names of his cousin Miss de Bourgh, and of her mother Lady Catherine.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18

8  Allow me, by the way, to observe, my fair cousin, that I do not reckon the notice and kindness of Lady Catherine de Bourgh as among the least of the advantages in my power to offer.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19

9  Mr. Wickham's attention was caught; and after observing Mr. Collins for a few moments, he asked Elizabeth in a low voice whether her relation was very intimately acquainted with the family of de Bourgh.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16

10  Lady Catherine, Sir William, and Mr. and Mrs. Collins sat down to quadrille; and as Miss de Bourgh chose to play at cassino, the two girls had the honour of assisting Mrs. Jenkinson to make up her party.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29

11  Lady Catherine herself says that, in point of true beauty, Miss de Bourgh is far superior to the handsomest of her sex, because there is that in her features which marks the young lady of distinguished birth.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14

12  Mr. Collins and Charlotte were both standing at the gate in conversation with the ladies; and Sir William, to Elizabeth's high diversion, was stationed in the doorway, in earnest contemplation of the greatness before him, and constantly bowing whenever Miss de Bourgh looked that way.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 28

13  My situation in life, my connections with the family of de Bourgh, and my relationship to your own, are circumstances highly in my favour; and you should take it into further consideration, that in spite of your manifold attractions, it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made you.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19

14  Miss de Bourgh was pale and sickly; her features, though not plain, were insignificant; and she spoke very little, except in a low voice, to Mrs. Jenkinson, in whose appearance there was nothing remarkable, and who was entirely engaged in listening to what she said, and placing a screen in the proper direction before her eyes.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29

15  Every park has its beauty and its prospects; and Elizabeth saw much to be pleased with, though she could not be in such raptures as Mr. Collins expected the scene to inspire, and was but slightly affected by his enumeration of the windows in front of the house, and his relation of what the glazing altogether had originally cost Sir Lewis de Bourgh.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29

16  But the case is this: We are not rich enough or grand enough for them; and she is the more anxious to get Miss Darcy for her brother, from the notion that when there has been one intermarriage, she may have less trouble in achieving a second; in which there is certainly some ingenuity, and I dare say it would succeed, if Miss de Bourgh were out of the way.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21

17  A fortunate chance had recommended him to Lady Catherine de Bourgh when the living of Hunsford was vacant; and the respect which he felt for her high rank, and his veneration for her as his patroness, mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as a clergyman, and his right as a rector, made him altogether a mixture of pride and obsequiousness, self-importance and humility.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15