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Mr. Tow-wouse
Many characters harass Fanny on the road, but there is one squire who shows particular persistence in trying to kidnap her, sending many servants (including his captain) out to do the job. He owns some hunting dogs that attack Joseph Andrews and Abraham Adams, but he calls off the dogs and invites both men to dinner. Though he seems hospitable, it’s mostly all a ruse to get closer to Fanny—though in the end, he gets caught and his efforts fail.
The Squire Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by The Squire or refer to The Squire. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 3, Chapter 10
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Before we proceed any farther in this tragedy we shall leave Mr Joseph and Mr Adams to themselves, and imitate the wise conductors of the stage, who in the midst of a grave action entertain you with some excellent piece of satire or humour called a dance. Which piece, indeed, is therefore danced, and not spoke, as it is delivered to the audience by persons whose thinking faculty is by most people held to lie in their heels; and to whom, as well as heroes, who think with their hands, Nature hath only given heads for the sake of conformity, and as they are of use in dancing, to hang their hats on.
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The Squire Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by The Squire or refer to The Squire. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 3, Chapter 10
Quotes
Before we proceed any farther in this tragedy we shall leave Mr Joseph and Mr Adams to themselves, and imitate the wise conductors of the stage, who in the midst of a grave action entertain you with some excellent piece of satire or humour called a dance. Which piece, indeed, is therefore danced, and not spoke, as it is delivered to the audience by persons whose thinking faculty is by most people held to lie in their heels; and to whom, as well as heroes, who think with their hands, Nature hath only given heads for the sake of conformity, and as they are of use in dancing, to hang their hats on.
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