The Emigrants: 1793This epistolary novel about British expatriates in Pittsburgh & Kentucky expresses the radical ideas on love, marriage, & divorce associated with the feminist movement. The introduction presents evidence in support of Mary Wollstonecraft's authorship. |
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Page 51
... delicacy and honour , ever to fuffer my indifcre- tions to tranfgrefs thofe limits , when fortune is al- most irretrievable , and which never fails to lead to fervility and contempt . As I never was a man of large fortune , and as I had ...
... delicacy and honour , ever to fuffer my indifcre- tions to tranfgrefs thofe limits , when fortune is al- most irretrievable , and which never fails to lead to fervility and contempt . As I never was a man of large fortune , and as I had ...
Page 145
... delicacy fo fhamefully wounded ? Lady B made no other reply , but declar- ing it was impoffible for a woman of fentiment , to be able to endure for any length of time , fuch re- peated violations of that dignity , which was fo ne ...
... delicacy fo fhamefully wounded ? Lady B made no other reply , but declar- ing it was impoffible for a woman of fentiment , to be able to endure for any length of time , fuch re- peated violations of that dignity , which was fo ne ...
Page 204
... delicacy and etiquette ; for if the invitation is not immediately from Mr. F , and which I know will startle your feel- ings , it ought to have the fame weight when you recollect , both your own happiness and mine depend upon your ...
... delicacy and etiquette ; for if the invitation is not immediately from Mr. F , and which I know will startle your feel- ings , it ought to have the fame weight when you recollect , both your own happiness and mine depend upon your ...
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affectionate affure againſt amiable anſwer appeared Arl-ton aſked beauty begged bofom cafe Capt caufe cauſe charms circumftance conduct confequence confideration confidered converfation dear friend defire delicacy difpofition Eliza exiſtence fafe faid fame fecure feel feemed felicity fenfe fenfible fentiments fervant fettled fhall fhould fince fincerely firſt fituation focial fociety fome fomething foon forrow fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fupport fure fyftem Gilbert Imlay greateſt happineſs heart himſelf honour human Il-ray Imlay impoffible inftant intereſting Lady laft LETTER lively Lord Louiſville luftre manner Mary Wollstonecraft mifery Mifs Caroline mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs obferved obliged paffed paffions perfon Pittſburg pleaſure poffible prefent promife purpoſe reafon received recollect reflect ſeems ſhall ſhe ſtate ſuch tender theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtanding uſeful vifit virtue whofe wiſh woman