. The novels of Samuel Richardson. Complete and unabridged . >wer to Vlli IKKf,-.^ price; but,. CLARISSA HARLOWE. 97 the compliment, as far as I know, had taken dissimulationfrom my accent. I saw it was impossible to conceal myself longer from her,any more than (from the violent impulses of my passion) toforbear manifesting myself. I unbuttoned therefore my cape,I pulled off my flapped, slouched hat; I threw open my great-coat, and, like the devil in Milton [an odd comparison,though!] I started up in my own form divine,Touched by the beam of her celestial eye,More potent than Ithuriels spea
. The novels of Samuel Richardson. Complete and unabridged . >wer to Vlli IKKf,-.^ price; but,. CLARISSA HARLOWE. 97 the compliment, as far as I know, had taken dissimulationfrom my accent. I saw it was impossible to conceal myself longer from her,any more than (from the violent impulses of my passion) toforbear manifesting myself. I unbuttoned therefore my cape,I pulled off my flapped, slouched hat; I threw open my great-coat, and, like the devil in Milton [an odd comparison,though!] I started up in my own form divine,Touched by the beam of her celestial eye,More potent than Ithuriels spear! — Now, Belford, for a similitude—now for a likeness to il-lustrate the surprising scene, and the effect it had upon mycharmer, and the gentlewoman!—But nothing was like it, orequal to it. The plain fact can only describe it, and set it off—thus then take it. She no sooner saw who it was, than she gave three violentscreams; and before I could catch her in my arms (as I wasabout to do the moment I discovered myself), down shesunk at my feet in a fit; which made me curse my indiscre-ti
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