fortuneless
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Is life richer with a fortuneless love match, or with all the wealth in the world and a stable union devoid of romantic passion?
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026
She knew that Lesbia had loved her fortuneless suitor; and she did not know that the wound was cured, even by a season in the little-great world of Cannes.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
What could I, helpless, houseless, fortuneless, be but a weight upon that buoyancy and ambition of eminence which marks superior natures for the superior honours of life.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various
Yes, Lesbia loved this fortuneless knight; but she loved herself and her prospects of promotion still better.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Perhaps in her heart of hearts she rejoiced at getting Mary engaged, even to so humble a suitor as fortuneless John Hammond.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)