The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volumen3Blackwell, 1926 |
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... Susan the chamber- maid , proper to be read by all innkeepers , and their ser- vants ; with the arrival , and affable behaviour of a beauti- ful young lady ; which may teach persons of condition how they may acquire the love of the ...
... Susan the chamber- maid , proper to be read by all innkeepers , and their ser- vants ; with the arrival , and affable behaviour of a beauti- ful young lady ; which may teach persons of condition how they may acquire the love of the ...
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... Susan chambermaid , was now only stir- ring , she being obliged to wash the kitchen , before she retired to the arms of the fond , expecting ostler . In this posture were affairs at the inn , when a gentle- man arrived there post . He ...
... Susan chambermaid , was now only stir- ring , she being obliged to wash the kitchen , before she retired to the arms of the fond , expecting ostler . In this posture were affairs at the inn , when a gentle- man arrived there post . He ...
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... Susan had been the only person out of bed when the door was burst open , resorted presently to her , to enquire into the first occasion of the disturbance , as well as who the strange gentleman was , and when and how he arrived . Susan ...
... Susan had been the only person out of bed when the door was burst open , resorted presently to her , to enquire into the first occasion of the disturbance , as well as who the strange gentleman was , and when and how he arrived . Susan ...
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... Susan , " then I must not believe my own eyes . " " No , indeed must you not always , " answered her mistress , " I would not have believed my own eyes against such good gentlefolks . I have not had a better supper ordered this half ...
... Susan , " then I must not believe my own eyes . " " No , indeed must you not always , " answered her mistress , " I would not have believed my own eyes against such good gentlefolks . I have not had a better supper ordered this half ...
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... Susan departed , and soon returned with an account , that the two gentlemen were got both into the same bed . " Two gentlemen , " says the landlady , " in the same bed ! that's impossible , they are two errant scrubs , I warrant them ...
... Susan departed , and soon returned with an account , that the two gentlemen were got both into the same bed . " Two gentlemen , " says the landlady , " in the same bed ! that's impossible , they are two errant scrubs , I warrant them ...
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acquainted Allworthy answered arrived attend aunt began behaviour believe better Blifil called cerned certainly CHAP charms concluded cousin Coventry cries Jones cries Partridge daughter dear desire Dowling endeavour eyes father fear fellow Fitzpatrick footman fortune gentle give guinea gypsy happened hath heard heart heartily Heaven highwayman honour hope horses hour human voice husband imagine justice of peace kitchen knew Lady Bellaston ladyship landlady landlord likewise look madam maid manner marriage matter mentioned Merry Andrew mind mistress morning muff never night Nightingale nymph obliged occasion opinion passion perhaps person poor present puppet-show reader say the truth shew sooner squire Squire Allworthy stopt sure surprize Susan tell thee thing thou thought tion TOM JONES toyman Upton violent voice Western wife woman word young gentleman young lady Zounds
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Página 197 - Teach me, which to thee is no difficult task, to know mankind better than they know themselves. Remove that mist which dims the intellects of mortals, and causes them to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving themselves. Strip off the thin disguise of wisdom from self-conceit, of plenty from avarice, and of glory from ambition.
Página 40 - 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...
Página 2 - This work may, indeed, be considered as a great creation of our own ; and for a little reptile of a critic to presume to find fault with any of its parts, without knowing the manner in which the whole is connected, and before he comes to the final catastrophe, is a most presumptuous absurdity.
Página 4 - The foibles and vices of men, in whom there is great mixture of good, become more glaring objects from the virtues which contrast them and shew their deformity; and when we find such vices attended with their evil consequence to our favourite characters, we are not only taught to shun them for our own sake, but to hate them for the mischiefs they have already brought on those we love.
Página 3 - Juvenal ; nor do I, indeed, conceive the good purposes served by inserting characters of such angelic perfection, or such diabolical depravity, in any work of invention ; since, from contemplating either, the mind of man is more likely to be overwhelmed with sorrow and shame than to draw any good uses from such patterns...
Página 168 - 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: Love and the nymph shall charm my toils, The nymph, who sweetly speaks and sweetly smiles.
Página 74 - I made no doubt but that his designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is ; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.
Página 56 - Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; ' « 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, But makes me poor indeed.
Página 196 - 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.
Página 198 - From these alone proceed the noble, disinterested friendship, the melting love, the generous sentiment, the ardent gratitude, the soft compassion, the candid opinion; and all those strong energies of a good mind, which fill the moistened eyes with tears, the glowing cheeks with blood, and swell the heart with tides of grief, joy, and benevolence. And thou, O Learning! (for without thy assistance nothing pure, nothing correct, can genius produce) do thou guide my pen.