All 6 Uses of
propriety
in
Persuasion
- It was now proved that he belonged to the same inn as themselves; and this second meeting, short as it was, also proved again by the gentleman's looks, that he thought hers very lovely, and by the readiness and propriety of his apologies, that he was a man of exceedingly good manners.†
Chpt 12
- It was very desirable that the connexion should be renewed, if it could be done, without any compromise of propriety on the side of the Elliots.†
Chpt 16 *
- Lady Russell said not another word, willing to leave the matter to its own operation; and believing that, could Mr Elliot at that moment with propriety have spoken for himself!†
Chpt 17
- It was a struggle between propriety and vanity; but vanity got the better, and then Elizabeth was happy again.†
Chpt 22
- "To see you," cried he, "in the midst of those who could not be my well-wishers; to see your cousin close by you, conversing and smiling, and feel all the horrible eligibilities and proprieties of the match!†
Chpt 23
- …to both; that she had been unfairly influenced by appearances in each; that because Captain Wentworth's manners had not suited her own ideas, she had been too quick in suspecting them to indicate a character of dangerous impetuosity; and that because Mr Elliot's manners had precisely pleased her in their propriety and correctness, their general politeness and suavity, she had been too quick in receiving them as the certain result of the most correct opinions and well-regulated mind.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(propriety) socially correct or appropriate behavior