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Pagina 26
... never before was so much touched in a woman's favour : and whom thou knowest to be Thy partial friend , J. BELFORD . Our companions consented , that I should withdraw to write to the above effect . They can make nothing of the ...
... never before was so much touched in a woman's favour : and whom thou knowest to be Thy partial friend , J. BELFORD . Our companions consented , that I should withdraw to write to the above effect . They can make nothing of the ...
Pagina 30
... never end it . You will believe I can- not for how shall I tell him , that all his compliments are misbestowed ? That all his advice is thrown away ? All his warnings vain ? And that even my highest expectation is to be the wife of that ...
... never end it . You will believe I can- not for how shall I tell him , that all his compliments are misbestowed ? That all his advice is thrown away ? All his warnings vain ? And that even my highest expectation is to be the wife of that ...
Pagina 32
... never saw men behave better , at least not them . Mentioning his introducing Mr. Mennell to her , OW , Jack , says he , was it not very kind of Mr. Mennell ( Captain Mennell I sometimes call him ; for among the military men there is no ...
... never saw men behave better , at least not them . Mentioning his introducing Mr. Mennell to her , OW , Jack , says he , was it not very kind of Mr. Mennell ( Captain Mennell I sometimes call him ; for among the military men there is no ...
Pagina 33
... never rest till I have discovered in the first place , where the dear creature puts her letters ; and in the next till I have got her to a play , to a concert , or to take an airing with me out of town for a day or two . Dorcas , who is ...
... never rest till I have discovered in the first place , where the dear creature puts her letters ; and in the next till I have got her to a play , to a concert , or to take an airing with me out of town for a day or two . Dorcas , who is ...
Pagina 34
... never was supposed to be an ill - natured mortal neither . How can it be ? I imagined for a long while , that we were born to make each other happy : But , quite the contrary ; we really seem to be sent to plague each other . But I will ...
... never was supposed to be an ill - natured mortal neither . How can it be ? I imagined for a long while , that we were born to make each other happy : But , quite the contrary ; we really seem to be sent to plague each other . But I will ...
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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 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.