𝖈𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖘𝖐𝖊𝖗𝖘 – A REGENCY PERIOD SENTENCE MEME
regency era –––> the period from 1811 – 1820 when the prince of wales was crowned regent. the key features are witty conversation, a focus on marriage, and attention to fashion and manners. elegance in fashion and great achievements in fine arts and architecture are trademarks of the regency era.
there’s a demand for this, right? please tell me there’s a demand for this. some are quotes from jane austen novels & their adaptions, some from the birdge.rton tv show & some are just random. send one to receive a regency au response or thread! (references for writers: x x x x x x)
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“i am half agony, half hope.”
“i could more easily forgive his vanity had he not wounded mine.”
“will you please introduce me?”
“delighted to make your acquaintance.”
“i was so anxious to do what is right, that i forgot to do what is right.”
“is your dance card already full?”
“my dance card is full.”
“i can listen no longer in silence.”
“you believed yourself in love.”
“a lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
“you are the last (man) in the world i could ever be prevailed upon to marry.”
“any gentleman callers yet?”
“so this is your opinion of me? thank you for explaining it so fully.”
“i’m afraid i’ve placed my affections far out of your reach.”
“what do you recommend to encourage affection?”
“you have bewitched me, body and soul.”
“i apprised you of my wishes and you proceeded to ignore them.”
“forgive me for taking up so much of your time.”
“it would be better if you refrained from thinking about me at all.”
“when i have a house of my own, i shall be miserable if i have not an excellent library.”
“when in prayer or in love, one’s eyes should not wander.”
“if i loved you less, then i might be able to talk about it more.”
“you deserve everything your heart desires.”
“shall we take a turn about the room?”
“i am anything but interested in you.”
“you pierce my soul.”
“in vain i have struggled.”
“dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death.”
“unchaperoned?”
“i am very fond of walking.”
“i do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
“there is nothing i would not do for those who are really my friends. i have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
“i have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
“my affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”
“if this is to work, we must appear madly in love.”
“the very first moment i beheld (him), my heart was irrevocably gone.”
