This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1768 edition. Excerpt: ...That is'nt the question, for all your arch significance of manner, Madam. Miss MarHMont. O I am sure you wou'd never recommend hira to me as a husband Sir. Cec Il.. So!--and why not pray? Miss Marchmont. Because I am sure you have too great a regard for me. Cecil. She gives me rare encouragement, aside ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1768 edition. Excerpt: ...That is'nt the question, for all your arch significance of manner, Madam. Miss MarHMont. O I am sure you wou'd never recommend hira to me as a husband Sir. Cec Il.. So!--and why not pray? Miss Marchmont. Because I am sure you have too great a regard for me. Cecil. She gives me rare encouragement, aside--But do you imagine it impossible for such a husband to love you very tender ly? Miss Marchmont. No--Sir, --But do you imagine it. possible for me to love him very tenderly.--You see I have caught your own frankness Sir, --, and answer with as much ease as you question me.. Cecil. afide.' How lucky it was that I did not open myself directly to her.--O! I should have been most purely contemptible. Miss A COMEDY. 4 Miss Marchmont. But pray, Sir, --have you, in reality, any meaning by these questions?--Is there actually any body who has spoken to you on my account? Gicil. Hortenfia, there is a fellow, a very foolish fellow, for whom I have some value, that entertains the sincerest affection for you. Miss Marchmont. Then, indeed, Sir, I am very unhappy, --for I cannot encourage the addresses of any body. Cecil. No? Miss Marchmont. O, Sir! I had but two friends in the world, --yourself and Lady Betty, --and I am, with justice apprehensive that neither will corisider me long with any degree of regard, --Lady Betty has a proposal from Lord Winworth of the same nature with yours, in which I fear she will strongly interest herself, --and I must be under the painful necessity of disobliging you both, from an utter impossibility of listening to either of your recommendations. Cecil. I tell you, Hortensia, not to alarm yourself. Miss Marchmont. Dear Sir, I have always considered you with reverence, and it would make me inconceivably wretched if you imagin'd I...
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KELLY, Hugh. FALSE DELICACY; A COMEDY. London, R. Baldwin, 1768. 12mo., disbound, text only-no binding or preliminary front or rear pages-has half-title page in front. First Edition. Good (contents fairly clean & tight; some browning to edges). $50.00.
