Warped Isolation

This is me, blathering on about my life in general. Sometimes I wax poetic, sometimes I wax wacky and sometimes I wax thought-provoking. Whatever it is you hope to find here, I hope you find it. I welcome any and all comments, so feel free.

Sunday, October 23, 2005

Crap 18th C homework

Oh look! I've found the perfect paragraph to exemplify the novel Moll Flanders to you all.

"Then it occured to me what an abominable creature I am! And how is this innocent gentleman going to be abus'd by me! How little does he think, that having divorc'd a whore, he is throwing himself into the arms of another! that he is going to marry one that has lain with two brothers, and has had three children by her own brother! one that was born in Newgate, whose mother was a whore, and is now a transported thief; one that has lain with thirteen men and has had a child since he saw me (ie. she went on vacation after getting engaged, got married to another man, got pregnant, extended the vacation, and now plans to marry this guy) poor gentleman!"

Keep in mind, also, that this is page 144 and the novel is 300 pages long, and she does not stop getting into trouble for a long, long while yet.

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