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Pagina 15
... to be honest to a merit so transcendent . The devil take thee though for thy opinion given so mal - à - propos , that she may be overcome . If thou designest to be honest , methinks thou sayest Her Flight from Home . 15.
... to be honest to a merit so transcendent . The devil take thee though for thy opinion given so mal - à - propos , that she may be overcome . If thou designest to be honest , methinks thou sayest Her Flight from Home . 15.
Pagina 18
... devils . The dear creature was no less shy when the widow first accosted her , at her alighting . Yet I thought , that honest Doleman's letter had prepared her for her masculine appearance . And now I mention that letter , why dost thou ...
... devils . The dear creature was no less shy when the widow first accosted her , at her alighting . Yet I thought , that honest Doleman's letter had prepared her for her masculine appearance . And now I mention that letter , why dost thou ...
Pagina 24
... devil take me , if I would choose to be good , were the consequence to be that I must think hardly of the whole world besides . She congratulated me upon my charity : but told me , that to enlarge her own , she hoped it would not be ex ...
... devil take me , if I would choose to be good , were the consequence to be that I must think hardly of the whole world besides . She congratulated me upon my charity : but told me , that to enlarge her own , she hoped it would not be ex ...
Pagina 33
... devil ! I shall have enough to do to keep him right . But it is the less wonder , that he should stagger , when a few hours conversation with the same lady could make four much more hardened varlets find hearts . - Only , that I am ...
... devil ! I shall have enough to do to keep him right . But it is the less wonder , that he should stagger , when a few hours conversation with the same lady could make four much more hardened varlets find hearts . - Only , that I am ...
Pagina 36
... devil a bit of her accustomed gentleness to be seen in her charming face , or to be heard in her musical voice . Having gone thus far , loth , very loth was I to lose my prize - Once more I got hold of the rumpled - up letter ...
... devil a bit of her accustomed gentleness to be seen in her charming face , or to be heard in her musical voice . Having gone thus far , loth , very loth was I to lose my prize - Once more I got hold of the rumpled - up letter ...
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acquainted answer apprehensions attend behaviour believe beloved beseech canonical hour Captain Tomlinson charmer charming coach cousin Covent Garden cursed dear creature desired devil dining-room door Dorcas doubt excuse expect eyes favour fellow forgive gentleman give gout Hampstead hand happy happy day HARLOWE TO MISS heard heart honour hope Jack JOHN BELFORD July 17 June 28 knew Lady Betty lady's leave letter libertine lodgings look Lord LOVELACE TO JOHN Mabell madam marriage married MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE Miss Harlowe Miss Montague Morden morning mother never night nymphs obliged occasion once person pity poor present pretended Lady ready ROBERT LOVELACE sake Sally Sally Martin seems sent servant Sinclair soul suffered suppose sure tell thee thou hast thou wilt thought Thursday told uncle unhappy vile villain wench wish woman women word wretch write
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Pagina 335 - A horrid hole of a house, in an alley they call a court ; stairs wretchedly narrow, even to the first-floor rooms : And into a den they led me, with broken walls, which had been papered, as I saw by a multitude of tacks, and some torn bits held on by the rusty heads. The floor indeed was clean, but the ceiling was smoked with...
Pagina 157 - ... longer from her, any more than (from the violent impulses of my passion) to forbear manifesting myself. I unbuttoned therefore my cape, I pulled off my flapt slouched hat ; I threw open my great coat, and, like the devil in Milton (an odd comparison though !) I started up in my own form divine, Touch' a by the beam of her celestial eye, More potent than Ithuriel's spear...
Pagina 166 - O the poor Clarissa Harlowe! She tore off her head-clothes; inquired where I was: and in she came, her shining tresses flowing about her neck; her ruffles torn, and hanging in tatters about her snowy hands; with her arms spread out; her eyes wildly turned, as if starting from their orbits. Down sunk she at my feet, as soon as she approached me; her charming bosom heaving to her uplifted face; and clasping her arms about my knees, Dear Lovelace...
Pagina 167 - ... besought her reliance on my faith and honour — and revowed all my old vows, and poured forth new ones. At last, with a heart-breaking sob, I see, I see, Mr. Lovelace, in broken sentences she spoke — I see, I see — that at last — at last — I am ruined ! — Ruined, if your pity — let me implore your pity! — and down on her bosom, like a half-broken stalked lily top heavy with the over-charging dews of the morning, sunk her head, with a sigh that went to my heart.