Jane Austen Quotes About Eyes

Quotes about: Eyes

• Never could I expect to be so truly beloved and important; so always first and always right in any man's eyes as I am in my father's.

  Jane Austen

  Father, Eye, Men

  Jane Austen (1841). “Emma: A Novel”, p.75

• Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Sight, Hands

  Jane Austen, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Jane Austen: All novels, short stories, letters and poems”, p.918, GENERAL PRESS

• I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Pride, Pretty Woman

  Jane Austen (1853). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.22

• One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.

  Jane Austen

  Inspiring, Nature, Eye

  Jane Austen (1833). “Mansfield Park”, p.185

• They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.

  Jane Austen

  Party, Eye, Sight

  Jane Austen (2016). “Pride and Prejudice (Illustrated)”, p.201, Full Moon Publications

• The evening ended with dancing. On its being proposed, Anne offered her services, as usual, and though her eyes would sometimes fill with tears as she sat at the instrument, she was extremely glad to be employed, and desired nothing in return but to be unobserved.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Dancing, Tears

  Jane Austen (2013). “Persuasion In Modern English”, p.207, BookCaps Study Guides

• Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings, which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Expression, Feelings

  Blaine Josten, Jane Austen (2015). “Blaine Josten's Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Annotated)”, p.233, BookBaby

• Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in my life." "I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one; but I always speak what I think.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Thinking, People

  Jane Austen, David M. Shapard (2012). “The Annotated Pride and Prejudice: A Revised and Expanded Edition”, p.26, Anchor

• From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had closed her eyes.

  Jane Austen

  Morning, Sleep, Eye

  Jane Austen (2014). “Jane Austen Collection: illustrated - 6 eBooks and 140+ illustrations”, p.149, Ageless Reads

• All the world is good and agreeable in your eyes.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, World

  "Fictional character: Elizabeth Bennet". "Pride & Prejudice", www.imdb.com. 2005.

• At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Sight, Expression

  Jane Austen (1811). “Sense and Sensibility:: A Novel. In Three Volumes”, p.43

• You men have none of you any hearts.' 'If we have not hearts, we have eyes; and they give us torment enough.

  Jane Austen

  Heart, Eye, Men

  Jane Austen (1833). “Northanger Abbey”, p.118

• Catherine [...] enjoyed her usual happiness with Henry Tilney, listening with sparkling eyes to everything he said; and, in finding him irresistible, becoming so herself.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Listening, Usual

  Jane Austen (2015). “Northanger Abbey: Horror and Romance”, p.87, 谷月社

• I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our eyes.

  Jane Austen

  Eye, Blessing, Perfect

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