A pair of blue eyes distinguishes the company more than the most careful regard.Thomas Hardy
Only those who have to go through the same wearisome routine of the toilette can understand the relief of being relieved from it.Thomas Hardy
Greatness is only the sensation of being small.Thomas Hardy
'Never mind what's past,' says I; 'I'll take you on your own terms.'Giles Winterborne
The sudden laugh which, meeting bitter sadness, means a sigh.Thomas Hardy
The painful call of old-fashioned ties, whose claim no offspring can write off with dignity or grace.Thomas Hardy
A particular hesitation in the rustic's manner at the offer, of an unexpected kind.Thomas Hardy
Her face in repose was of a type which seldom moves men to more than a comfortable approval.Thomas Hardy
'I don't hold with furniture that's been sat upon by generations of people we don't know,' said old Timothy Tangs.Timothy Tangs
Solicitude, timidity, parochial innocence appeared on his face as he presented the bunch.Thomas Hardy