The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling: With the Life of the Author, Volume 2F.A. Stokes Company, 1890 |
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... seen in examples of this kind ; since such form a kind of surprise , more apt to affect and dwell upon our minds , than the faults of very vicious and wicked persons . The foibles and vices of men , in whom there is great mixture of ...
... seen in examples of this kind ; since such form a kind of surprise , more apt to affect and dwell upon our minds , than the faults of very vicious and wicked persons . The foibles and vices of men , in whom there is great mixture of ...
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... seen ; and while he was endeavouring to compose himself again on his pillow , a screech owl had given him such a serenade at his window that he leaped in a most horrible affright from his bed , and , huddling on his clothes with great ...
... seen ; and while he was endeavouring to compose himself again on his pillow , a screech owl had given him such a serenade at his window that he leaped in a most horrible affright from his bed , and , huddling on his clothes with great ...
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... seen so lovely a creature . Partridge ran out into the most extravagant encomiums on her face , though he could not refrain from paying some com- pliments to the gold - lace on her habit ; the post - boy sung forth the praises of her ...
... seen so lovely a creature . Partridge ran out into the most extravagant encomiums on her face , though he could not refrain from paying some com- pliments to the gold - lace on her habit ; the post - boy sung forth the praises of her ...
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... seen than the landlady fell severely upon her . The poor woman had , indeed , been loading her heart with foul language for some time , and now it scoured out of her mouth , as filth doth from a mud - cart , when the board which ...
... seen than the landlady fell severely upon her . The poor woman had , indeed , been loading her heart with foul language for some time , and now it scoured out of her mouth , as filth doth from a mud - cart , when the board which ...
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... seen her . ' At these words Western lost all patience , and grew inarticulate with rage . Some of the servants had acquainted Fitzpatrick who Mr. Wes- tern was . The good Irishman , therefore , thinking he had now an opportunity to do ...
... seen her . ' At these words Western lost all patience , and grew inarticulate with rage . Some of the servants had acquainted Fitzpatrick who Mr. Wes- tern was . The good Irishman , therefore , thinking he had now an opportunity to do ...
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Page 250 - Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream : The genius, and the mortal instruments, Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.
Page 314 - Little more worth remembering occurred during the play, at the end of which Jones asked him, " Which of the players he had liked best ? " To this he answered, with some appearance of indignation at the question, "The king, without doubt.
Page 31 - Even such a man, so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in look, so woe-begone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night...
Page 148 - ... Charlotte, shall from her sympathetic breast send forth the heaving sigh. Do thou teach me not only to foresee, but to enjoy, nay, even to feed on future praise. Comfort me by a solemn assurance, that when the little parlour in which I sit at this instant, shall be reduced to a worse furnished box, I shall be read with honour by those who never knew nor saw me, and whom. I shall neither know nor see.
Page 314 - ... as he myself. I am sure, if I had seen a ghost, I should have looked in the very same manner, and done just as he did. And then, to be sure, in that scene, as you called it, between him and his mother, where you told me he acted so fine, why...
Page 312 - Ola! what noise is that? There he is again! Well, to be certain, though I know there is nothing at all In it, I am glad I am not down yonder, where those men are.
Page 311 - To which Partridge replied with a smile, 'Persuade me to that, sir, if you can. Though I can't say I ever actually saw a ghost in my life, yet I am certain I should know one, if I saw him, better than that comes to. No, no, sir, ghosts don't appear in such dresses as that, neither.
Page 368 - WE are now, reader, arrived at the last stage of our long journey. As we have, therefore, travelled together through so many pages, let us behave to one another like fellowtravellers in a stage coach, who have passed several days in the company of each other...
Page 201 - Vanbrugh and Congreve copied nature ; but they who copy them draw as unlike the present age, as Hogarth would 5 do if he was to paint a rout or a drum in the dresses of Titian and of Vandyke. In short, imitation here will not do the business. The picture must be after nature herself. A true knowledge of the world is gained only by conversation, and the manners of every rank must be seen in order to be known.
Page 313 - There, sir, now; what say you now? is he frightened now or no? As much frightened as you think me, and, to be sure, nobody can help some fears. I would not be in so bad a condition as what's his name, squire Hamlet, is there, for all the world. Bless me! what's become of the spirit? As I am a living soul, I thought I saw him sink into the earth.