“The person who will bear much shall have much to bear, all the world through.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Vol. 1, p. 44; Letter 10.
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Quotes from bookClarissa
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by English writer Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a young woman, Clarissa Harlowe, whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family. The Harlowes are a recently wealthy family whose preoccupation with increasing their standing in society leads to obsessive control of their daughter, Clarissa, who ultimately dies as a result. It is considered one of the longest novels in the English language . It is generally regarded as Richardson's masterpiece.
“Tired of myself longing for what I have not”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Source: Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
“I know not my own heart if it be not absolutely free.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Source: Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady
“Nothing can be more wounding to a spirit not ungenerous, than a generous forgiveness.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Vol. 2, p. 478; Letter 135.
Clarissa (1747–1748)
“Love gratified, is love satisfied — and love satisfied, is indifference begun.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Vol. 2, p. 452; Letter 126.
Clarissa (1747–1748)
“That dangerous but too commonly received notion, that a reformed rake makes the best husband.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Vol. 1, p. 5; Preface.
Clarissa (1747–1748)
“The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.”
Samuel Richardson book Clarissa
Vol. 1, p. 286; Letter 43.
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