I could wish to lead you into such a course of study as may render your future progress answerable to your past improvement; and, whilst I applaud you for what has been done, remind you of how much yet remains to attain perfection.
It is not with Titian, but with the seducing qualities of the two former, that I could wish to caution you, against being too much captivated.
There is nothing in this Memoir of our friend to which I object; nothing which I could wish to see omitted.
And methinks I could wish to give a word of comfort to the lady, who, doubtless, must be under great fears, how she shall be able to hold in such a wild creature as you have hitherto been.
There is something so remarkable in this meeting, that I could wish to improve it.
I could wish to communicate to you only the offers that I bear.
He plainly saw that Miss Hauton was not exactly a woman whom he could wish to make his wife--and he was too honourable to trifle with her affections.
With one exception--you must allow a mother's partiality to make an exception in favour of her own son--with one exception Count Altenberg is the man of all others to whom I could wish to see Caroline united.
We had no more to do but to put a Lady into good Humour, and all we could wish followed of Course.
I could wish, Sir, you could make them understand, that it is a kind of acting to go in Masquerade, and a Man should be able to say or do things proper for the Dress in which he appears.
I love Benedick well, and I could wish he would modestly examine himself to see how much he is unworthy so good a lady.
So they were bleeding new, my lord, there's no meat like 'em; I could wish my best friend at such a feast.
I could wish, too, I had permission to say how often at this time I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
I went to confession to him, for I was always fond of learned men, although confessors indifferently learned did my soul much harm; for I did not always find confessors whose learning was as good as I could wishit was.
It dares not move nor stir, because it thinks that this blessing it has received must then escape out of its hands; now and then, it could wish it did not even breathe.
He described his people as being in a very peaceable state, and as industrious as he could wish.
I consider this as laying the foundation for banishing slavery out of this country; and though the period is more distant than I could wish, yet it will produce the same kind, gradual change, which was pursued in Pennsylvania.
The perpetual reminder of all that he could wish to forget Yoshio became, illogically, more than ever indispensable to him.
There is only one thing that I could wish changed; you said that we were to be friends--and you have let me be only a fair weather friend.
I could wish to convince her that my attachment is sincere.
They are far from being as good as I could wish; but I did my best.
It is now some time since I have been attached to her, but it is only lately that I have been able to urge my suit as I could wish.
I an't what I could wish myself to be,' said Mrs. Gummidge.
I gave Mr. Peggotty to understand that she was as jolly as I could wish, and that she desired her compliments--which was a polite fiction on my part.
I could wish to see her, at all ewents, under articles to a honest man as had a right to defend her.
Now I could wish myself, you see, that our little Em'ly was in a fair way of being married.
I can assure you he is a very deep young man; though I could wish he were not quite so peremptory and positive; and has informed me of some things which I never heard of before, though I am twice his age.
I have not satisfied myself so well as I could wish, yet my former reasons seem invincible.
I owned I was not quite so cheerful as I could wish to be; and [wouldst thou think it?
I could wish you to be cautious in your communications, Abimelech, concerning our money matters.
In this conception, there is undeniably something sublime, something to which we could wish to yield assent.
The argument which has led us to this conclusion is doubtless less strong than we could wish, but it is typical of many philosophical arguments, and it is therefore worth while to consider briefly its general character and validity.
This renders our definition of derivative knowledge less precise than we could wish, since the word 'discoverable' is vague: it does not tell us how much reflection may be needed in order to make the discovery.
It gave him all that he could wish-- A double meal of flesh and fish.
If this project should accord with your views, I could wish to see you prominent in the execution of it.
Captain Murray is one of the best of men, and treats us with all the kindness and attention we could wish.
Every thing, in short, that we could wish, we seem to have, to make our situation comfortable.
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