...for my master, bad as I have thought him, is not half so bad as this woman. — To be sure she must be an atheist! - Samuel Richardson

Many a man has been ashamed of his wicked attempts, when he has been repulsed, that would never have been ashamed of them, had he succeeded.

In the mean time, to Balls, Routes, Drums, and so-forth; and to qualify me for these latter,

It was most gracefully done: But see, Lucy, the example of a good and generous man can sometimes alter natures; and covetous men, I have heard it observed, when their hearts are open’d, often act nobly.