...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...Lodge ; where he could think with pleasure of his own important e and, unshackled by business, occupy himself solely in being civil to all the world. For...

...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...had perhaps been felt too strongly. It had given him ii disgust to his business, and to his residence in a small market town; and, quitting them both, he...

...in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood hy an address to the king during his mayoralty. The distinction had, perhaps, heen felt too strongly. It had given him a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small...

...had been formally 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...Meryton, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge. Mr. Jarvis is the Cooper production on the Lucas model. Mr. Jarvis has made his fortune in trade and...

...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...quitting them both, he had removed with his family to an house about a mile from Mery^on, denominated from that period Lucas Lodge, where he could think...

...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...him a disgust to his business, and to his residence hi a small market town ; and, quitting them both, he had removed with his family to an house about...

...FBIEND AND NEIGHBOUR OF THE BENNETS). "Formerly in trade in Meryton . . . he had risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the King during his mayoralty. The distinction had . . . given him a disgust to his business, and, . . . quitting it, he had removed . . . to Lucas Lodge,...

...country tradesman who figures at all prominently is Sir William Lucas, who had " risen to the honour of Knighthood by an address to the King during his...strongly. It had given him a disgust to his business. ... By nature inoffensive, friendly, and obliging, his presentation at St. James's had made him courteous."...

...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. The distinction," Austen adds loftily, "had perhaps been felt too strongly." But no one ever said it would all be easy....

...as mayor of the town. Emboldened by the higher status implied by the knighthood, Lucas had developed 'a disgust to his business and to his residence in a small market town' and so had removed to a more rural residence which he grandiosely renamed Lucas Lodge. While Sir William's...