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... gave me so many family - reasons for it , that I could not help engaging myself heartily on his side of the ques- tion ; and the rather , as I knew , that thy own intentions with regard to this fine woman , were then worthy of her . And ...
... gave me so many family - reasons for it , that I could not help engaging myself heartily on his side of the ques- tion ; and the rather , as I knew , that thy own intentions with regard to this fine woman , were then worthy of her . And ...
Pagina 14
... gave her dreadful faith in a father's curses ; and the curse of this gloomy tyrant extending ( to use her own words , when she could speak ) to both worlds - O that it had turned , in the moment of its utterance , to a mortal quinsy ...
... gave her dreadful faith in a father's curses ; and the curse of this gloomy tyrant extending ( to use her own words , when she could speak ) to both worlds - O that it had turned , in the moment of its utterance , to a mortal quinsy ...
Pagina 19
... - vant . The widow gave her many good qualities ; but said , that she had one great defect ; which was , that she could not write , nor read ' writing ; that c 2 Her Flight from Home . 19 MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE TO MISS HOWE. ...
... - vant . The widow gave her many good qualities ; but said , that she had one great defect ; which was , that she could not write , nor read ' writing ; that c 2 Her Flight from Home . 19 MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE TO MISS HOWE. ...
Pagina 21
... gave him my company in the dining - room . She is thus out of humour with Lovelace , because of a confession which he now thinks it prudent to make . He owns to having told Mrs. Sinclair that he and Clarissa are wedded . The lady is ...
... gave him my company in the dining - room . She is thus out of humour with Lovelace , because of a confession which he now thinks it prudent to make . He owns to having told Mrs. Sinclair that he and Clarissa are wedded . The lady is ...
Pagina 24
... gave way . And indeed there were levities in the behaviour of that young lady , which she could not so far pass over as to wish an intimacy with her . I was nettled . Hard would be the lot of more discreet women , as far as I knew ...
... gave way . And indeed there were levities in the behaviour of that young lady , which she could not so far pass over as to wish an intimacy with her . I was nettled . Hard would be the lot of more discreet women , as far as I knew ...
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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 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.