Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady, Volume 7 |
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... body and mind . Observations on the friendship of libertines . Admires the noble simplicity , and natural ease and dignity of style , of the sacred books . Expatiates upon the pragmatical folly of man . Those who know least , the ...
... body and mind . Observations on the friendship of libertines . Admires the noble simplicity , and natural ease and dignity of style , of the sacred books . Expatiates upon the pragmatical folly of man . Those who know least , the ...
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... body . Method as to devo- tion and exercise she was in when so cruelly arrested . VIII . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Designed to be communicated to Mr. Lovelace's relations . IX . X. Lovelace to Belford . Two letters entirely charac ...
... body . Method as to devo- tion and exercise she was in when so cruelly arrested . VIII . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Designed to be communicated to Mr. Lovelace's relations . IX . X. Lovelace to Belford . Two letters entirely charac ...
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... body ap- proves of what she has written ; and he has great hopes from it . XXIII . Copy of Miss Montague's letter to Clarissa ; be- seeching her , in the names of all their noble family , to receive Lovelace to favour . XXIV . Belford ...
... body ap- proves of what she has written ; and he has great hopes from it . XXIII . Copy of Miss Montague's letter to Clarissa ; be- seeching her , in the names of all their noble family , to receive Lovelace to favour . XXIV . Belford ...
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... body she is with taken with Hickman . Yet she cannot help wantoning with the power his obsequious love gives her over him . LXXIV . LXXV . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Instructive les- sons and observations on her treatment of Hickman . - Ac ...
... body she is with taken with Hickman . Yet she cannot help wantoning with the power his obsequious love gives her over him . LXXIV . LXXV . Clarissa to Miss Howe . Instructive les- sons and observations on her treatment of Hickman . - Ac ...
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... body at any time . of Writing is all my diversion , continued she ; and I have subjects that cannot be dispensed with . As to my hours , I have always been an early riser : but now rest is less in my power than ever . Sleep has a long ...
... body at any time . of Writing is all my diversion , continued she ; and I have subjects that cannot be dispensed with . As to my hours , I have always been an early riser : but now rest is less in my power than ever . Sleep has a long ...
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admirable afraid answer apothecary assure BELFORD TO ROBERT blessing called canst cern cousin creature cursed dear Miss dearest death desire doubt earnest eyes Fair Penitent fault favour fellow forgive give hand happy HARLOWE TO MISS Harlowe's hear heart Hickman honour hope inclosed Isle of Wight Jack JOHN BELFORD July 27 letter libertines liberty Lithuania look Lord LOVELACE TO JOHN Lovick madam mind MISS CL MISS CLARISSA HARLOWE Miss Harlowe mother Mowbray never noble Norton obliged occasion penitent perhaps person pity pleased poor Belton pray present racter reason received ROBERT LOVELACE sake servant shew shocking sister Smith soul spect stept suffer sure tell thee thing thou art thou hast thou wilt thought Thursday thyself tion told Tourville uncle unhappy vile wicked wish woman words wretch write young lady
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Page 139 - When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment : every man therefore is but vanity.
Page 57 - tis too horrible ! The weariest and most loathed worldly life, That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death.
Page 88 - If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: If I say, "I am perfect," it shall also prove me perverse.
Page 175 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, 0 ye, my friends! for the hand of God hath touched me.
Page 146 - When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint; Then thou scarest me with dreams, And terrifiest me through visions : So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than my life.
Page 140 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. "The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Page 203 - For my days are consumed away like smoke, and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand. 4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass ; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Page 203 - Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Page 175 - Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shadow of death, A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Page 118 - Let. 22.) must be the Style of those who write in the height of a present distress; the mind tortured by the pangs of uncertainty (the Events then hidden in the womb of Fate); than the dry, narrative, unanimated Style of a person relating difficulties and dangers surmounted, can be; the relater perfectly at ease; and if himself unmoved by his own Story, not likely greatly to affect the Reader.