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Page 51
... character which is the mainspring of the story is conceived with considerable depth . Its most striking attribute is the consistency with which he follows the rule of self - interest and the strength of personality with which he is able ...
... character which is the mainspring of the story is conceived with considerable depth . Its most striking attribute is the consistency with which he follows the rule of self - interest and the strength of personality with which he is able ...
Page 60
... character by a single instance which Fielding constantly produces . Though he was not interested in morbid psychology , Blifil's courtship of Sophia shows what Fielding could do with it if he liked . Blifil knows that Sophia detests him ...
... character by a single instance which Fielding constantly produces . Though he was not interested in morbid psychology , Blifil's courtship of Sophia shows what Fielding could do with it if he liked . Blifil knows that Sophia detests him ...
Page 88
... character of My Lord is the more sinister for being anonymous . His name is never mentioned . When a character has taken hold of the reader's imagination as really frightening , everything connected with it seems a fresh source of alarm ...
... character of My Lord is the more sinister for being anonymous . His name is never mentioned . When a character has taken hold of the reader's imagination as really frightening , everything connected with it seems a fresh source of alarm ...
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