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I had another motive, which I knew would of itself give me merit with your whole family; a presumptuous one, (a punishably presumptuous one, as it has proved,) in the hope that I might be an humble mean in the hand of Providence to reclaim a man, who had, as

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

Your Lordship read to us, that she had an hope, a presumptuous one: nay, a punishably-presumptuous one, she calls it; ‘that she might be a mean, in the hand of Providence, to reclaim me; and that this, she knew, if effected, would give her a merit with you all.’

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

I had another motive, which I knew would of itself give me merit with your whole family; a presumptuous one, (a punishably presumptuous one, as it has proved,) in the hope that I might be an humble mean in the hand of

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 Samuel Richardson 1725

[Then reading.] 'I had another motive, which I knew would of itself give me merit with your whole family: [they were all ear:] a presumptuous one; a punishably-presumptuous one, as it has proved: in the hope that I might be an humble mean, in the hand of

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Samuel Richardson 1725

Audi's "S" you see, when attached to one of its product offerings - in this case an A4 - is, more or less, akin to BMW's "M" and both indicate the availability of punishably naughty performance.

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[Then reading.] ‘I had another motive, which I knew would of itself give me merit with your whole family: [they were all ear:] a presumptuous one; a punishably-presumptuous one, as it has proved: in the hope that I might be an humble mean, in the hand of Providence, to reclaim a man who had, as I thought, good sense enough at bottom to be reclaimed; or at least gratitude enough to acknowledge the intended obligation, whether the generous hope were to succeed or not.’ —

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

In his own household he is to be the guide and the support of his children; out of his household he is still to be the father -- that is, the guide and support -- of the weak and the poor; not merely of the meritoriously weak and the innocently poor, but of the guiltily and punishably poor; of the men who ought to have known better -- of the poor who ought to be ashamed of themselves.

A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) John Ruskin 1859

a punishably-presumptuous one, she calls it; 'that she might be a mean, in the hand of Providence, to reclaim me; and that this, she knew, if effected, would give her a merit with you all.'

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Samuel Richardson 1725