Monica Descalzi
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Jane Austen fan, Shakespeare lover. Literature, history, art, and nature.
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Pinned
If I can stop one Heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching,
Or cool one Pain,
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
#EmilyDickinson
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching,
Or cool one Pain,
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
#EmilyDickinson
Mr Collins returned most punctually on the Monday fortnight, but his reception at Longbourn was not quite so gracious as it had been on his first introduction.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Mr Collins returned most punctually on the Monday fortnight, but his reception at Longbourn was not quite so gracious as it had been on his first introduction.
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Jane Austen
#JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice
Jane Austen
But as no such delicacy restrained her mother, an hour seldom passed in which she did not talk of Bingley, express her impatience for his arrival, or even require Jane to confess that if he did not come back, she should think herself very ill used.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 12, 2026 at 12:28 AM
But as no such delicacy restrained her mother, an hour seldom passed in which she did not talk of Bingley, express her impatience for his arrival, or even require Jane to confess that if he did not come back, she should think herself very ill used.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
As for Jane, her anxiety under this suspence was, of course, more painful than Elizabeth's; but whatever she felt she was desirous of concealing, and between herself and Elizabeth, therefore, the subject was never alluded to.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
As for Jane, her anxiety under this suspence was, of course, more painful than Elizabeth's; but whatever she felt she was desirous of concealing, and between herself and Elizabeth, therefore, the subject was never alluded to.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
The united efforts of his two unfeeling sisters and of his overpowering friend, assisted by the attractions of Miss Darcy and the amusements of London, might be too much, she feared, for the strength of his attachment.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The united efforts of his two unfeeling sisters and of his overpowering friend, assisted by the attractions of Miss Darcy and the amusements of London, might be too much, she feared, for the strength of his attachment.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Even Elizabeth began to fear -- not that Bingley was indifferent -- but that his sisters would be successful in keeping him away.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Even Elizabeth began to fear -- not that Bingley was indifferent -- but that his sisters would be successful in keeping him away.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
It was, after all, mourning jewellery and not a fashion statement.
#CharlotteBrontë's bracelet
#EmilyBrontë #AnneBrontë
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#CharlotteBrontë's bracelet
#EmilyBrontë #AnneBrontë
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The Wuthering Heights Bracelet
I’m sure you’ve noticed that there’s a new ‘Wuthering Heights’ film coming out next week (a still from it is featured at the head of this post)? Its adverts are as ubiquitous on billboards as they …
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February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It was, after all, mourning jewellery and not a fashion statement.
#CharlotteBrontë's bracelet
#EmilyBrontë #AnneBrontë
@nickholland.bsky.social
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#CharlotteBrontë's bracelet
#EmilyBrontë #AnneBrontë
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I grant I never saw a goddess go,
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
S 130
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My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
S 130
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I grant I never saw a goddess go,
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
S 130
#ShakespeareSunday
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
S 130
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
If thou think'st I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.
RJ 2.2
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I'll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.
RJ 2.2
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
If thou think'st I am too quickly won,
I'll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.
RJ 2.2
#ShakespeareSunday
I'll frown and be perverse, and say thee nay,
So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.
RJ 2.2
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Being held a foe, he may not have access
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear.
RJ 2 P
#ShakespeareSunday
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear.
RJ 2 P
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February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Being held a foe, he may not have access
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear.
RJ 2 P
#ShakespeareSunday
To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear.
RJ 2 P
#ShakespeareSunday
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
RJ 1.5
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Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
RJ 1.5
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
RJ 1.5
#ShakespeareSunday
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
RJ 1.5
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
You have dancing shoes
With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
RJ 1.4
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With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
RJ 1.4
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
You have dancing shoes
With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
RJ 1.4
#ShakespeareSunday
With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead
So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.
RJ 1.4
#ShakespeareSunday
February 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
February 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
February 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Why Wuthering Heights isn't a love story?
YouTube video by The Brontë Sisters
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February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr Bingley's continued absence.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr Bingley's continued absence.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
She hated having visitors in the house while her health was so indifferent, and lovers were of all people the most disagreeable.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
She hated having visitors in the house while her health was so indifferent, and lovers were of all people the most disagreeable.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
It was very strange that he should come to Longbourn instead of to Lucas Lodge; it was also very inconvenient and exceedingly troublesome.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
It was very strange that he should come to Longbourn instead of to Lucas Lodge; it was also very inconvenient and exceedingly troublesome.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Mr Collins's return into Hertfordshire was no longer a matter of pleasure to Mrs Bennet. On the contrary, she was as much disposed to complain of it as her husband.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Mr Collins's return into Hertfordshire was no longer a matter of pleasure to Mrs Bennet. On the contrary, she was as much disposed to complain of it as her husband.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Lady Catherine, he added, so heartily approved his marriage that she wished it to take place as soon as possible, which he trusted would be an unanswerable argument with his amiable Charlotte to name an early day for making him the happiest of men.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Lady Catherine, he added, so heartily approved his marriage that she wished it to take place as soon as possible, which he trusted would be an unanswerable argument with his amiable Charlotte to name an early day for making him the happiest of men.
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Jane Austen
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Jane Austen