stationless

Updated: July 16, 2025

"Suppose a young heiress, of the loftiest birth, of the broadest lands, of the comeliest form suppose her wooed by a gentleman poor and stationless, but with a mighty soul, born to achieve greatness, would she lower herself by hearkening to his suit?"

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - The Last of the Barons — Volume 03

"Suppose a young heiress, of the loftiest birth, of the broadest lands, of the comeliest form suppose her wooed by a gentleman poor and stationless, but with a mighty soul, born to achieve greatness, would she lower herself by hearkening to his suit?"

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton - The Last of the Barons — Complete