"This was a painful consideration whenever it occurred; and eager to get rid of such a weight on her mind, she very soon resolved to speak to Eleanor about it at once, propose going away, and be guided in her conduct by the manner in which her proposal might be taken."
— Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
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Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Murray
Date
1818
Metaphor
"This was a painful consideration whenever it occurred; and eager to get rid of such a weight on her mind, she very soon resolved to speak to Eleanor about it at once, propose going away, and be guided in her conduct by the manner in which her proposal might be taken."
Metaphor in Context
This was a painful consideration whenever it occurred; and eager to get rid of such a weight on her mind, she very soon resolved to speak to Eleanor about it at once, propose going away, and be guided in her conduct by the manner in which her proposal might be taken.
(II, 245)
(II, 245)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
See Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion. But the Author of "Pride and Prejudice," "Mansfield-Park," &c. With a Biographical Notice of the Author. 4 vols. (London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1818).
Reading Northanger Abbey, ed. Susan Fraiman (New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2004).
Reading Northanger Abbey, ed. Susan Fraiman (New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 2004).
Date of Entry
09/02/2014
