Lynn Thompson
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669 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 20 Jul
Lynn Thompson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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From such a hollow round the tortured guest retires at the close of the evening.
and assures his host that he has enjoyed himself.
Thus social life has been contorted and deformed until in the mountain cabin where rustics gather to the quilting or the apple pairing, there is more good cheer than in all the frescoed ice houses of the metropolis.
We want in all the higher circles of society, more warmth of heart and naturalness of behaviour, and not so many refrigerators.
Again, inordinate fashion is incompatible with happiness.
Those who depend for their comfort upon the admiration of others are subject to frequent disappointment.
Somebody will criticize their appearance or surpass them in brilliancy.
or will receive more attention.
Oh the jealousy, the detraction, the heart burning of those who move in this bewildered maze.
The clock strikes one and the company begins to disperse.
The host has done everything to make all his guests happy, and now that they are on the street, hear their criticisms of everybody and everything.
Did you see her in such and such apparel?
Wasn't she a perfect fright?
What a pity that such an one is so awkward and uncouth.
Well, really, I would rather never be spoken to than be seen with such a man as that.
Poor butterflies, bright wings do not always bring happiness.
She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
The revelations of high life that come to the challenge in the fight are
are the only occasional croppings out of disquietudes that are underneath, like the stars of heaven for multitude, but like the demons of the pit for hate.
The misery that tonight in the cellar cuddles up in the straw is not so utter as the princely disquietude which stalks through the splendid drawing rooms, brooding over the sights and offences of high life.
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