The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 3Johnson, 1808 |
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... characters here in- troduced ; as for instance , between the landlady who appears in the seventh book , and her in the ninth . Thou art to know , friend , that there are certain characteristics , in which most individuals of every ...
... characters here in- troduced ; as for instance , between the landlady who appears in the seventh book , and her in the ninth . Thou art to know , friend , that there are certain characteristics , in which most individuals of every ...
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... characters of such angelic perfection , or such diabolical depravity , in any work of invention ; since , from contem- plating either , the mind of man is more likely to * Whose vices are not allayed with a single virtue . 1 be ...
... characters of such angelic perfection , or such diabolical depravity , in any work of invention ; since , from contem- plating either , the mind of man is more likely to * Whose vices are not allayed with a single virtue . 1 be ...
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... character ; yet this of virtue they can all admira- bly well put on ; and as well those individuals who have it not , as those who possess it , can all act it to the utmost degree of perfection . When the men were all departed , Mrs ...
... character ; yet this of virtue they can all admira- bly well put on ; and as well those individuals who have it not , as those who possess it , can all act it to the utmost degree of perfection . When the men were all departed , Mrs ...
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... character of Sophia herself . Never a ' barrel the better herring , ' cries he . ' Noscitur ' à socio , is a true saying . It must be confessed , ' indeed , that the lady in the fine garments is the ' civiller of the two ; but I warrant ...
... character of Sophia herself . Never a ' barrel the better herring , ' cries he . ' Noscitur ' à socio , is a true saying . It must be confessed , ' indeed , that the lady in the fine garments is the ' civiller of the two ; but I warrant ...
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... often necessary to enable her to discharge her duty . It is , indeed , the idea of fierceness , and not of bravery , which destroys the female character ; for who can read the story A FOUNDLING . 47 CHAP IX The escape of Sophia.
... often necessary to enable her to discharge her duty . It is , indeed , the idea of fierceness , and not of bravery , which destroys the female character ; for who can read the story A FOUNDLING . 47 CHAP IX The escape of Sophia.
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acquainted Allworthy answered arrived aunt began behaviour believe better Blifil called cerned certainly CHAP charms concluded confess cousin Coventry cries Jones cries Partridge daugh daughter dear desired endeavour eyes father fear fellow Fitzpatrick footman fortune gentle give guinea Gypsy happened hath heard heart heartily highwayman honour hope horses hostler husband imagine kind kitchen knew Lady Bellaston ladyship landlady landlord likewise Little Britain look madam maid manner marriage matter mentioned mind mistress morning muff never night Nightingale obliged occasion opinion passion perhaps perly person pleased poor portune post-boy present puppet-show racters reader say the truth sooner squire Squire Allworthy sure Susan tell thee ther thing thou thought tion told TOM JONES toyman tridge Upton violent voice wife woman word young gentleman young lady
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Page 43 - 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 211 - COME, bright love of fame, inspire my glowing breast : not thee I call, who, over swelling tides of blood and tears, dost bear the hero on to glory, while sighs of millions waft his spreading sails ; but thee, fair, gentle maid, whom Mnesis, happy nymph, first on the banks of Hebrus did produce. Thee, whom...
Page 2 - Another caution we would give thee, my good reptile, is that thou dost not find out too near a resemblance between certain characters here introduced; as for instance, between the landlady who appears in the seventh book, and her in the ninth. Thou art to know, friend, that there are certain characteristics in which most individuals of every profession and occupation agree. To be able to preserve these characteristics, and at the same time to diversify their operations, is one talent of a good writer.
Page 4 - ... quas humana parum cavit natura, they will raise our compassion rather than our abhorrence. Indeed, nothing can be of more moral use than the imperfections which are seen in examples of...
Page 2 - First, then, we warn thee not too hastily to condemn any of the incidents in this our history, as impertinent and foreign to our main design, because thou dost not immediately conceive in •what manner such incident may conduce to that design.
Page 211 - Milton, sweetly tuning the heroic lyre, fill my ravished fancy with the hopes of charming ages yet to come. Foretel me, that some tender maid, whose grandmother is yet unborn, hereafter, when, under the fictitious name of Sophia, she reads the real worth which once existed in my Charlotte, shall from her sympathetic breast send forth the heaving sigh.
Page 151 - Husband ; and it was indeed a very grave and solemn entertainment, without any low wit or humour, or jests ; or, to do it no more than justice, without anything which could provoke a laugh.
Page 170 - ... what happened to Jones at Upton as a just punishment for his wickedness with regard to women, of which it was indeed the immediate consequence ; and silly and bad persons...
Page 3 - If thou dost delight in these models of perfection, there are books enow written to gratify thy taste ; but, as we have not, in the course of our conversation, ever happened to meet with any such person, we have not chosen to introduce any such here.
Page 181 - Place me where never summer breeze Unbinds the glebe, or warms the trees ; Where ever lowering clouds appear, And angry Jove deforms th' inclement year. " ' Place me beneath the burning ray, Where rolls the rapid car of day ; Love and the nymph shall charm my toils, The nymph who sweetly speaks, and sweetly smiles." Mr. FRANCIS. " Why then here's Miss Lalage's health with all my heart,