The Vicar of WakefieldC. Whittingham, 1800 - 235 pages |
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... passion for external parade , is an inoffensive foi- ble , calculated rather to excite our mirth , than incur our censure . The character of Olivia , the Vicar's eldest daughter , is contrasted with that of Sophia the younger ; the one ...
... passion for external parade , is an inoffensive foi- ble , calculated rather to excite our mirth , than incur our censure . The character of Olivia , the Vicar's eldest daughter , is contrasted with that of Sophia the younger ; the one ...
Page 26
... passion for fame , and constantly put her in mind of her end . " It was thus , perhaps , from hearing marriage so often recommended , that my eldest son , just upon leaving college , fixed his affections upon the daughter of a ...
... passion for fame , and constantly put her in mind of her end . " It was thus , perhaps , from hearing marriage so often recommended , that my eldest son , just upon leaving college , fixed his affections upon the daughter of a ...
Page 36
... passions were then strong , and as they all were upon the side of virtue , they led it up to a romantick extreme . He early began to aim at the qualifications of the sol- dier and the scholar ; was soon distinguished in the army , and ...
... passions were then strong , and as they all were upon the side of virtue , they led it up to a romantick extreme . He early began to aim at the qualifications of the sol- dier and the scholar ; was soon distinguished in the army , and ...
Page 42
... passion for her crimson ́paduasoy , because I formerly happened to say it became her . The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviour served to mortify me : I had desired my girls the preceding night to be drest early the next day ...
... passion for her crimson ́paduasoy , because I formerly happened to say it became her . The first Sunday , in particular , their behaviour served to mortify me : I had desired my girls the preceding night to be drest early the next day ...
Page 57
... passion , « not submit ! Answer me one plain question : Do you think Aristotle right when he says , that relatives are related » ? « Undoubted- ly » , replied the other . « If so then » , cried the ' Squire , « answer me directly to ...
... passion , « not submit ! Answer me one plain question : Do you think Aristotle right when he says , that relatives are related » ? « Undoubted- ly » , replied the other . « If so then » , cried the ' Squire , « answer me directly to ...
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