Anthony Trollope
Books and Quotes Collection
The Warden
1855
Are you aware, sir, that we have gone to enormous expense to resist this iniquitous attempt of yours?
It [a newspaper article] named some sons of bishops, and grandsons of archbishops; men great in their way, who had redeemed their disgrace in the eyes of many by the enormity of their plunder; and then, having disposed of these leviathans, it descended to Mr Harding.
To his eyes it had no attraction; it savoured of simony, and was likely to bring down upon him harder and more deserved strictures than any he had yet received: he positively declined to become vicar of Puddingdale under any circumstances.
Barchester Towers
1857
He had for years held some clerical office appertaining to courtly matters, which had enabled him to live in London,
Then there was a little more trite conversation between Mr. Arabin and Mr. Harding; trite, and hard, and vapid, and senseless.
His affairs, however, were not allowed to subside thus quietly, and people were quite as much inclined to talk about the disinterested sacrifice he had made, as they had before been to upbraid him for his cupidity.
Doctor Thorne
1858
Sir Louis began by ordering the woman to bring him chasse-café. She offered him coffee, as much as he would; but no chasse.
The doctor loved the squire, loved him as his oldest friend; but he loved him ten times better as being in adversity than he could ever have done had things gone well at Greshansbury in his time.