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Samuel Richardson. servants . He cannot account for the turn his Clarissa has taken in his favour . Hints at one hopeful cause of it . Now matrimony seems to be in his power , he has some retro- grade motions . LXIII . Belford to ...
Samuel Richardson. servants . He cannot account for the turn his Clarissa has taken in his favour . Hints at one hopeful cause of it . Now matrimony seems to be in his power , he has some retro- grade motions . LXIII . Belford to ...
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... taken with Hickman . Yet she cannot help wantoning with the power his obsequious love gives her over him . LXXIV . LXXV . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Instructive les- sons and observations on her treatment of Hickman . - Ac- quaints her ...
... taken with Hickman . Yet she cannot help wantoning with the power his obsequious love gives her over him . LXXIV . LXXV . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Instructive les- sons and observations on her treatment of Hickman . - Ac- quaints her ...
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... taken a copy . You and I always admired the noble simplicity , and natural ease and dignity of style , which are the distinguishing characteristics of these books , when- ever any passages from them , by way of quotation in the works of ...
... taken a copy . You and I always admired the noble simplicity , and natural ease and dignity of style , which are the distinguishing characteristics of these books , when- ever any passages from them , by way of quotation in the works of ...
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... taken with it at my uncle's , that I was half ashamed that it appeared so new to me . And yet , I cannot but say , that I have some of the Old Testament history , as it is called , in my head : but , perhaps , am more obliged for it to ...
... taken with it at my uncle's , that I was half ashamed that it appeared so new to me . And yet , I cannot but say , that I have some of the Old Testament history , as it is called , in my head : but , perhaps , am more obliged for it to ...
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... taken my hand . I refused it , all glowing with indignation : every body's cyes upon us . I went from him to the other end of the room , and sat down , as I thought , out of his hated sight : but presently I heard his odious voice ...
... taken my hand . I refused it , all glowing with indignation : every body's cyes upon us . I went from him to the other end of the room , and sat down , as I thought , out of his hated sight : but presently I heard his odious voice ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
admirable afraid answer apothecary assure BELFORD TO ROBERT blessing called canst cern cousin creature cursed dear Miss dearest death desire doubt earnest eyes Fair Penitent fault favour fellow forgive give hand happy HARLOWE TO MISS Harlowe's hear heart Hickman honour hope inclosed Isle of Wight Jack JOHN BELFORD July 27 letter libertines liberty Lithuania look Lord LOVELACE TO JOHN Lovick madam mind MISS CL MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE Miss Harlowe mother Mowbray never noble Norton obliged occasion penitent perhaps person pity pleased poor Belton pray present racter reason received ROBERT LOVELACE sake servant shew shocking sister Smith soul spect stept suffer sure tell thee thing thou art thou hast thou wilt thought Thursday thyself tion told Tourville uncle unhappy vile wicked wish woman words wretch write young lady
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Página 139 - When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment : every man therefore is but vanity.
Página 57 - tis too horrible ! The weariest and most loathed worldly life, That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death.
Página 88 - If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: If I say, "I am perfect," it shall also prove me perverse.
Página 175 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, 0 ye, my friends! for the hand of God hath touched me.
Página 146 - When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions : So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than my life.
Página 140 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. "The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Página 203 - For my days are consumed away like smoke, and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand. 4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass ; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Página 203 - Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Página 175 - Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shadow of death, A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Página 118 - Let. 22.) must be the Style of those who write in the height of a present distress; the mind tortured by the pangs of uncertainty (the Events then hidden in the womb of Fate); than the dry, narrative, unanimated Style of a person relating difficulties and dangers surmounted, can be; the relater perfectly at ease; and if himself unmoved by his own Story, not likely greatly to affect the Reader.