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... marry him ; she is made a prisoner in her parents ' house , subjected to the conceivable utmost of family pressure , still refuses , even promising to remain single all her life so long as she is not compelled to marry the egregious Mr ...
... marry him ; she is made a prisoner in her parents ' house , subjected to the conceivable utmost of family pressure , still refuses , even promising to remain single all her life so long as she is not compelled to marry the egregious Mr ...
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... marry the detestable young Blifil . Tom follows her to London with the intention of returning a pocket book of hers that he has found . In London , despairing of ever marrying Sophia , know- ing indeed that he can do her only harm , he ...
... marry the detestable young Blifil . Tom follows her to London with the intention of returning a pocket book of hers that he has found . In London , despairing of ever marrying Sophia , know- ing indeed that he can do her only harm , he ...
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A Short Critical History Walter Allen. marry Sophia that everything is set right , the truth about his birth revealed , Blifil banished in disgrace , and he is able to marry Sophia . What impresses , as always in Fielding , is the ...
A Short Critical History Walter Allen. marry Sophia that everything is set right , the truth about his birth revealed , Blifil banished in disgrace , and he is able to marry Sophia . What impresses , as always in Fielding , is the ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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