HONOUR in Classic Quotes

1  He owed a good deal in town, but his debts of honour were still more formidable.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 48

2  Mr. Darcy, with grave propriety, requested to be allowed the honour of her hand, but in vain.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6

3  It is really too great a violation of decency, honour, and interest, for him to be guilty of.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 47

4  Proud that in a cause of compassion and honour, he had been able to get the better of himself.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 52

5  And yet, upon my honour, I believe what I said of myself to be true, and I believe it at this moment.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10

6  I thank you again and again for the honour you have done me in your proposals, but to accept them is absolutely impossible.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 19

7  Mr. Bingley was obliged to be in town the following day, and, consequently, unable to accept the honour of their invitation, etc.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3

8  She had been graciously pleased to approve of both of the discourses which he had already had the honour of preaching before her.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14

9  Mrs. Gardiner was standing a little behind; and on her pausing, he asked her if she would do him the honour of introducing him to her friends.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 43

10  Had he done his duty in that respect, Lydia need not have been indebted to her uncle for whatever of honour or credit could now be purchased for her.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 50

11  Yes, Miss Elizabeth, you will have the honour of seeing Lady Catherine de Bourgh on the ensuing Sunday at church, and I need not say you will be delighted with her.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 28

12  Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5

13  Elizabeth immediately recognizing the livery, guessed what it meant, and imparted no small degree of her surprise to her relations by acquainting them with the honour which she expected.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 44

14  Lady Catherine, Sir William, and Mr. and Mrs. Collins sat down to quadrille; and as Miss de Bourgh chose to play at cassino, the two girls had the honour of assisting Mrs. Jenkinson to make up her party.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 29

15  He confessed himself obliged to leave the regiment, on account of some debts of honour, which were very pressing; and scrupled not to lay all the ill-consequences of Lydia's flight on her own folly alone.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 52

16  At that ball, while I had the honour of dancing with you, I was first made acquainted, by Sir William Lucas's accidental information, that Bingley's attentions to your sister had given rise to a general expectation of their marriage.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35

17  The first mentioned was, that, regardless of the sentiments of either, I had detached Mr. Bingley from your sister, and the other, that I had, in defiance of various claims, in defiance of honour and humanity, ruined the immediate prosperity and blasted the prospects of Mr. Wickham.

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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35