The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volumen3Johnson, 1808 |
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... 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 neither of ' them are a bit better than they ...
... 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 neither of ' them are a bit better than they ...
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... better assurances of his daughter's consent . ' But he was ( says she ) ' always of a violent headstrong temper ; and I 6 can scarce forgive myself for all the advice I have thrown away upon him . ' After much of this kind of ...
... better assurances of his daughter's consent . ' But he was ( says she ) ' always of a violent headstrong temper ; and I 6 can scarce forgive myself for all the advice I have thrown away upon him . ' After much of this kind of ...
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... better than more passionate lovers bear , these kinds of evils . CHAP . IX . The escape of Sophia . Ir is now time to look after Sophia ; whom the reader , if he loves her half so well as I do , will rejoice to find escaped from the ...
... better than more passionate lovers bear , these kinds of evils . CHAP . IX . The escape of Sophia . Ir is now time to look after Sophia ; whom the reader , if he loves her half so well as I do , will rejoice to find escaped from the ...
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... better of her fear ( but yet being somewhat sur- prised that the other still continued to attend her , as she pursued no great road , and had already passed through several turnings ) , accosted the strange lady in a most obliging tone ...
... better of her fear ( but yet being somewhat sur- prised that the other still continued to attend her , as she pursued no great road , and had already passed through several turnings ) , accosted the strange lady in a most obliging tone ...
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... better than the first ; for my landlord had no sooner received the young lady in his arms , than his feet , which the gout had lately very severely handled , gave way , and down he tumbled ; but , at the same time , with no less ...
... better than the first ; for my landlord had no sooner received the young lady in his arms , than his feet , which the gout had lately very severely handled , gave way , and down he tumbled ; but , at the same time , with no less ...
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Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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,