"He had never contracted a Debt in his Life, and was consequently the less ready at an Expedient to extricate himself. <i>Tow-wouse</i> was willing to give him Credit 'till next time, to which Mrs. <i>Tow-wouse</i> would probably have consented (for such was <i>Joseph's</i> Beauty, that it had made some Impression even on that Piece of Flint which that good Woman wore in her Bosom by way of heart.)"
The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, And of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. Written in Imitation of The Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote. In Two Volumes
Text from Henry Fielding, <u>The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, And of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. Written in Imitation of The Manner of Cervantes, Author of Don Quixote</u>, 2 vols. (London: Printed for A. Millar, 1742). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW114699258&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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See also Henry Fielding, <u>The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews</u> and <u>An Apology for the Life of Shamela Andrews</u>, ed. Douglas Brooks-Davies. World Classics Edition (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1980). 