WISHES in Classic Quotes

1  If he wishes to avoid seeing me, he must go.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16

2  But, whatever may be their own wishes, it is very unlikely they should have opposed their brother's.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 24

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

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14

4  Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12

5  But wishes were vain, or at least could only serve to amuse her in the hurry and confusion of the following hour.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 46

6  There is also one other person in the party," he continued after a pause, "who more particularly wishes to be known to you.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 43

7  She concluded with many good wishes that Lady Lucas might soon be equally fortunate, though evidently and triumphantly believing there was no chance of it.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18

8  It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 46

9  Her many attractions were again dwelt on, and Caroline boasted joyfully of their increasing intimacy, and ventured to predict the accomplishment of the wishes which had been unfolded in her former letter.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 24

10  It appeared to her merely the suggestion of Caroline's interested wishes, and she could not for a moment suppose that those wishes, however openly or artfully spoken, could influence a young man so totally independent of everyone.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21

11  What Wickham had said of the living was fresh in her memory, and as she recalled his very words, it was impossible not to feel that there was gross duplicity on one side or the other; and, for a few moments, she flattered herself that her wishes did not err.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 36

12  Thursday was to be the wedding day, and on Wednesday Miss Lucas paid her farewell visit; and when she rose to take leave, Elizabeth, ashamed of her mother's ungracious and reluctant good wishes, and sincerely affected herself, accompanied her out of the room.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 26

13  But when Elizabeth told of his silence; it did not seem very likely, even to Charlotte's wishes, to be the case; and after various conjectures, they could at last only suppose his visit to proceed from the difficulty of finding anything to do, which was the more probable from the time of year.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 32

14  But there was much to be talked of in marrying her; and the good-natured wishes for her well-doing which had proceeded before from all the spiteful old ladies in Meryton lost but a little of their spirit in this change of circumstances, because with such an husband her misery was considered certain.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 50

15  While thus engaged, Elizabeth had a fair opportunity of deciding whether she most feared or wished for the appearance of Mr. Darcy, by the feelings which prevailed on his entering the room; and then, though but a moment before she had believed her wishes to predominate, she began to regret that he came.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 45

16  I write without any intention of paining you, or humbling myself, by dwelling on wishes which, for the happiness of both, cannot be too soon forgotten; and the effort which the formation and the perusal of this letter must occasion, should have been spared, had not my character required it to be written and read.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35

17  Charlotte hardly had time to answer, before they were joined by Kitty, who came to tell the same news; and no sooner had they entered the breakfast-room, where Mrs. Bennet was alone, than she likewise began on the subject, calling on Miss Lucas for her compassion, and entreating her to persuade her friend Lizzy to comply with the wishes of all her family.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20