CLARISSA. OR, THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG LADY: Comprehending The most Important Concerns of PRIVATE LIFE. And particularly fhewing, The Diftreffes that may attend the MISCONDUCT In Relation to MARRIAGE. VOL. VI. The SEVENTH EDITION. LONDON: Printed for J. and F. RIVINGTON, S. CROWDER, W. JOHNSTON, MDCCLXXIV, THE HISTORY OF CLARISSA HARLOWE VOL. VI. LETTER I. Mr. LOVELACE, TO JOHN BELFORD, Esq. W Tuesday Morn. June 20. ELL, Jack, now are we upon, another foot together. This dear creature will not let me be good. She is now authorizing all my plots by her own example. Thou must be partial in the highest degree, if now thou blameft me for refuming ny former schemes, fince in that cafe I fhall but follow her clue. No forced conftruction of her actions do I make on this occafion, in order to justify a bad caufe or a worfe intention. A flight pretence, indeed, ferved the Wolf, when he had a mind to quarrel with the Lamb; but this is not now my cafe. For here [Wouldst thou have thought it ?] taking advantage of Dorcas's compaffionate temper, and of B2 fome |