 | Samuel Richardson - 1754 - 696 pages
...of his friends were ever his. But his heart bleeds in fecret for them. A feeling heart is a bieffing that no one, •who has it, would be without ; and it is a moral ftcurity of innocence ; fmce the heart that is able to partake of the diftrefs of another, cannot wilfully... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1754 - 388 pages
...friends were ever his. But his heart bleeds in fecret for them. A feeing heart is a bit-ffing thnt no one, who has it, would be without ; and it is a moral fecurity of innocence ; fmce the heart that is able to partake of the diftrefs of another, "cannot... | |
 | William miller, albemarle street: and james carpenter - 1811 - 438 pages
...from Bologna; the success of which was very doubtful. How nobly does Sir Charles appear to support himself under such heavy afflictions ! For those of...the distress of another, cannot wilfully give it. Permit me, my good ladies, and my lord, after contributing so much to afflict yoUr worthy hearts, to... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1812 - 432 pages
...himself under such heavy afflictions! For those of hia friends were ever his. But his heart bleeds is secret for them. A feeling heart is a blessing that...I have now, as far as I am at present able, obeyed ail your commands that concern the unhappy Clementina, and her family. I will defer, if you please,... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 824 pages
...from Bologna ; the success of which was very doubtful. How nobly does Sir Charles appear to support himself under such heavy afflictions ! For those of...distress of another, cannot wilfully give it. I think, mygoodMiss Byron, that I have now, as far as I am at present able, obeyed all your commands that concern... | |
 | Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...9470 Clarissa Mine is the most plotting heart in the world. 947 1 History of Sir Charles Grandison RICHLER Mordecal 19319472 Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing; it's about dying, about... | |
 | John Richetti - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 974 pages
...feeling heart ... is a moral security of innocence', as the heroine of the novel, Harriet Byron, puts it: 'since the heart that is able to partake of the distress of another, cannot wilfully give it.' Compassion and benevolence are the resulting virtues, enshrined above all in the 'general Philanthropist'... | |
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He was to undergo another severe operation on the next day after the letters came from Bologna, the success of which was very doubtful. How nobly does Sir Charles appear to support himself under such heavy afflictions! for those of his friends were ever... 