 When I was in India, I passed one hot season at the hills, and there were the governor-general, and the secretary of government, and the commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station...  Clarissa, ed. by E.S. Dallas - Pagina vdoor Samuel Richardson - 1868Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1899 - 668 pagina’s
...Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had ' Clarissa ' with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears ! " He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the "... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - 1902 - 808 pagina’s
...commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had 'Clarissa:' with me; and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...her misfortunes and her scoundrelly Lovelace ! The governor ' s wif e seized the book, and the secretary waited for it, and the chief justice could not... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1902 - 266 pagina’s
...whole station was in a pas1 By Samuel Richardson: his masterpiece, as "Tom Jones" was Fielding's. sion of excitement about Miss Harlowe and her misfortunes,...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears." He acted the whole scene: he paced up and down the " Athenaeum... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1902 - 384 pagina’s
...the commander-in-chief, and their wives. I had 'Clarissa' with me; and as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...scoundrelly Lovelace. The governor's wife seized the book; the secretary waited for it; the chief-justice could not read it for tears'. He acted the whole scene:... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1902 - 360 pagina’s
...Clarissa with me, and as soon as they began to '" read the whole station was in a passion of excite'" ment about Miss Harlowe and her misfortunes, '"and her...book, and the secretary waited for '" it, and the chief justice could not read it for tears." ' He acted the whole scene, he paced up and down the '... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1902 - 196 pagina’s
...me : and, as soon as they began to read; the whole station was in a passion of excitement about Misa Harlowe and her misfortunes, and her scoundrelly Lovelace!...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears ! " He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the "Athenaeum"... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1902 - 356 pagina’s
...their wives. I had 'Clarissa' with me; and as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in«a passion of excitement about Miss Harlowe, and her...scoundrelly Lovelace. The governor's wife seized the book; the secretary waited for it; the chief-justice could not read it for tears'. He acted the whole scene:... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1903 - 664 pagina’s
...Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had ' Clarissa ' with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears ! " He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the "... | |
 | George Rice Carpenter, William Tenney Brewster - 1904 - 506 pagina’s
...the Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had Clarissa with me : and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears ! " He acted the whole scene : he paced up and down the "... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton - 1906 - 416 pagina’s
...Commander-in-Chief, and their wives. I had 'Clarissa' with me: and, as soon as they began to read, the whole station was in a passion of excitement about...the book, and the Secretary waited for it, and the Chief Justice could not read it for tears! " He acted the whole scene: he paced up and down the " Athenaeum... | |
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