The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 2J. Walker; J. Johnson; J. Richardson; ... [and 17 others], 1809 |
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... happiest interview with Sophia , to whom he now vowed eternal constancy . As for Mrs. Waters , she took the opportunity of the coach which was going to Bath ; for which place she set out in company with the two Irish gentlemen , the ...
... happiest interview with Sophia , to whom he now vowed eternal constancy . As for Mrs. Waters , she took the opportunity of the coach which was going to Bath ; for which place she set out in company with the two Irish gentlemen , the ...
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... happiness was en- tirely hers ; that she was a perfect stranger in that country , and was overjoyed at meeting a com- panion of her own sex ; that she had , perhaps , been guilty of an impertinence , which required great apology 86 THE ...
... happiness was en- tirely hers ; that she was a perfect stranger in that country , and was overjoyed at meeting a com- panion of her own sex ; that she had , perhaps , been guilty of an impertinence , which required great apology 86 THE ...
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... I never reflect without sorrow on those days ( the happiest far of my life ) which we spent together , when both were under the care . of my aunt Western . Alas ! why are Miss 66 THE HISTORY OF CHAP IV The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick.
... I never reflect without sorrow on those days ( the happiest far of my life ) which we spent together , when both were under the care . of my aunt Western . Alas ! why are Miss 66 THE HISTORY OF CHAP IV The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick.
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... soon did , I must consequently dislike his company ; and indeed I had the happiness of being very little troubled with it : for our house was now most elegantly fun nished , our cellars well stocked , and dogs and A FOUNDLING . " 77.
... soon did , I must consequently dislike his company ; and indeed I had the happiness of being very little troubled with it : for our house was now most elegantly fun nished , our cellars well stocked , and dogs and A FOUNDLING . " 77.
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... happiness that he never once desired my company ; nay , by his frequent censures on men who could not travel , as he phrased it , without a wife tied up to their tail , he sufficiently intimated that , had I been never so desirous of ac ...
... happiness that he never once desired my company ; nay , by his frequent censures on men who could not travel , as he phrased it , without a wife tied up to their tail , he sufficiently intimated that , had I been never so desirous of ac ...
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acquainted afraid Allworthy answered Jones arrived assure aunt began behaviour believe better Blifil called cern CHAP Cicero consent cousin Coventry cries Jones cries the squire daughter dear desire doth Dowling eyes father favour fellow Fitzpatrick footman fortune give guinea Gypsy happened happiness hath hear heard heart heartily Heaven highwayman honour hope horses hostler husband imagine justice of peace kind knew Lady Bellaston ladyship landlady landlord likewise lodgings Lord Fellamar lordship madam maid marriage married matter mentioned Miller Miss Western mistress morning Nancy nephew never niece night Nightingale obliged occasion opinion pardon Partridge passion perhaps person phia pleased poor present promise reader received servant sooner Sophia sure tell tender thee thing thou thought tion told town tridge truth uncle Upton violent wife woman women word wretch young gentleman young lady Zounds
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Page 303 - 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 375 - if you are not afraid of the devil, I can't help it; but to be sure, it is natural to be surprised at such things, though I know there is nothing in them: not that it was the ghost that surprised me, neither; for I should have known that to have been only a man in a strange dress; but when I saw the little man so frightened himself, it was that which took hold of me.
Page 377 - Partridge, with a contemptuous sneer; "why, I could act as well 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...
Page 377 - ... 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, Lord help me, any man, that is, any good man, that had such a mother, would have done exactly the same. I know you are only joking with me ; but indeed, madam, though I was never at a play in London, yet I have seen acting before in the country ; and the king for my money; he speaks all his words distinctly, half as loud again as the other....
Page 374 - As soon as the play, which was Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, began, Partridge was all attention, nor did he break silence till the entrance of the Ghost; upon which he asked Jones what man that was in the strange dress; " something," said he, " like what I have seen in a picture. Sure it is not armour, is it?" Jones answered,
Page 376 - Partridge sat in fearful expectation of this; and now, when the ghost made his next appearance, Partridge cried out, " 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.
Page 373 - While the fellow was lighting the upper candles he cried out to Mrs. Miller, "Look, look, madam, the very picture of the man in the end of the Common-Prayer Book, before the Gunpowder-Treason service.
Page 374 - And if it was really a ghost, it could do one no harm at such a distance, and in so much company ; and yet if I was frightened, I am not the only person.
Page 445 - As we have, therefore, travelled together through so many pages, let us behave to one another like fellow-travellers in a stage-coach, who have passed several days in the company of each other; and who, notwithstanding any bickerings or little animosities which may have occurred on the road, generally make all up at last, and mount, for the last time, into their vehicle with...
Page 375 - ... 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.