The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 2J. Walker; J. Johnson; J. Richardson; ... [and 17 others], 1809 |
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... women would not be dis- covered by their husbands . To say the truth , there are several ceremonies in- stituted among the polished part of mankind , which , though they may , to coarser judgements , appear as matters of mere form , are ...
... women would not be dis- covered by their husbands . To say the truth , there are several ceremonies in- stituted among the polished part of mankind , which , though they may , to coarser judgements , appear as matters of mere form , are ...
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... women . This young fellow lay in bed reading one of Mrs. Behn's novels ; for he had been instructed by a friend , that he would find no more effectual me- thod of recommending himself to the ladies , than the improving his understanding ...
... women . This young fellow lay in bed reading one of Mrs. Behn's novels ; for he had been instructed by a friend , that he would find no more effectual me- thod of recommending himself to the ladies , than the improving his understanding ...
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... women is , as hath been observed , much readier than that of men . She re- collected that there was a communication between her chamber and that of Mr. Jones ; relying , there- fore , on his honour and her own assurance , she an- swered ...
... women is , as hath been observed , much readier than that of men . She re- collected that there was a communication between her chamber and that of Mr. Jones ; relying , there- fore , on his honour and her own assurance , she an- swered ...
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... woman to run away from him . This gentleman then being well tired with his long journey from Chester in one day , with which , and some good dry blows he had received in the scuffle , his bones were so sore , that , added to the ...
... woman to run away from him . This gentleman then being well tired with his long journey from Chester in one day , with which , and some good dry blows he had received in the scuffle , his bones were so sore , that , added to the ...
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... women in riding - habits , one of which was so very richly laced , that Partridge and the post - boy instantly started from their chairs , and my landlady fell to her curtsies , and her lady- ships , with great eagerness . The lady in ...
... women in riding - habits , one of which was so very richly laced , that Partridge and the post - boy instantly started from their chairs , and my landlady fell to her curtsies , and her lady- ships , with great eagerness . The lady in ...
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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.