Camilla; or, A Picture of Youth
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Burney Fanny. Camilla; or, A Picture of Youth
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ADVERTISEMENT
VOLUME I
BOOK I
CHAPTER I. A Family Scene
CHAPTER II. Comic Gambols
CHAPTER III. Consequences
CHAPTER IV. Studies of a grown Gentleman
CHAPTER V. Schooling of a young Gentleman
CHAPTER VI. Tuition of a young Lady
CHAPTER VII. Lost Labour
BOOK II
CHAPTER I. New Projects
CHAPTER II. New Characters
CHAPTER III. A Family Breakfast
CHAPTER IV. A Public Breakfast
CHAPTER V. A Raffle
CHAPTER VI. A Barn
CHAPTER VII. A Declaration
CHAPTER VIII. An Answer
CHAPTER IX. An Explication
CHAPTER X. A Panic
CHAPTER XI. Two Lovers
CHAPTER XII. Two Doctors
CHAPTER XIII. Two Ways of looking at the same Thing
CHAPTER XIV. Two Retreats
CHAPTER XV. Two Sides of a Question
VOLUME II
BOOK III
CHAPTER I. A few kind Offices
CHAPTER II. A Pro and a Con
CHAPTER III. An Author's Notion of Travelling
CHAPTER IV. An internal Detection
CHAPTER V. An Author's Opinion of Visiting
CHAPTER VI. An Author's Idea of Order
CHAPTER VII. A Maternal Eye
CHAPTER VIII. Modern Ideas of Duty
CHAPTER IX. A Few Embarrassments
CHAPTER X. Modern Ideas of Life
CHAPTER XI. Modern Notions of Penitence
CHAPTER XII. Airs and Graces
CHAPTER XIII. Attic Adventures
BOOK IV
CHAPTER I. A Few Explanations
CHAPTER II. Specimens of Taste
CHAPTER III. A few Compliments
CHAPTER IV. The Danger of Disguise
CHAPTER V. Strictures on Deformity
CHAPTER VI. Strictures on Beauty
CHAPTER VII. The Pleadings of Pity
CHAPTER VIII. The disastrous Buskins
CHAPTER IX. Three Golden Maxims
VOLUME III
BOOK V
CHAPTER I. A Pursuer
CHAPTER II. An Adviser
CHAPTER III. Various Confabulations
CHAPTER IV. A Dodging
CHAPTER V. A Sermon
CHAPTER VI. A Chat
CHAPTER VII. A Recall
CHAPTER VIII. A Youth of the Times
BOOK VI
CHAPTER I. A Walk by Moonlight
CHAPTER II. The Pantiles
CHAPTER III. Mount Ephraim
CHAPTER IV. Knowle
CHAPTER V. Mount Pleasant
CHAPTER VI. The accomplished Monkies
CHAPTER VII. The Rooms
CHAPTER VIII. Ways to the Heart
CHAPTER IX. Counsels for Conquest
CHAPTER X. Strictures upon the Ton
CHAPTER XI. Traits of Character
CHAPTER XII. Traits of Eccentricity
CHAPTER XIII. Traits of Instruction
CHAPTER XIV. A Demander
CHAPTER XV. An Accorder
CHAPTER XVI. An Helper
VOLUME IV
BOOK VII
CHAPTER I. The right Style of Arguing
CHAPTER II. A Council
CHAPTER III. A Proposal of Marriage
CHAPTER IV. A Bull-Dog
CHAPTER V. An Oak Tree
CHAPTER VI. A Call of the House
CHAPTER VII. The Triumph of Pride
CHAPTER VIII. A Summons to Happiness
CHAPTER IX. Offs and Ons
CHAPTER X. Resolutions
CHAPTER XI. Ease and Freedom
CHAPTER XII. Dilemmas
CHAPTER XIII. Live and Learn
BOOK VIII
CHAPTER I. A Way to make Friends
CHAPTER II. A Rage of Obliging
CHAPTER III. A Pleasant Adventure
CHAPTER IV. An Author's Time-keeper
CHAPTER V. An agreeable Hearing
CHAPTER VI. Ideas upon Marriage
CHAPTER VII. How to treat a Defamer
CHAPTER VIII. The Power of Prepossession
CHAPTER IX. A Scuffle
CHAPTER X. A Youthful Effusion
CHAPTER XI. The Computations of Self-Love
CHAPTER XII. Juvenile Calculations
VOLUME V
BOOK IX
CHAPTER I. A Water Party
CHAPTER II. Touches of Wit and Humour
CHAPTER III. An Adieu
CHAPTER IV. A modest Request
CHAPTER V. A Self-dissection
CHAPTER VI. A Reckoning
CHAPTER VII. Brides and no Brides
CHAPTER VIII. A Hint for Debtors
CHAPTER IX. A Lover's Eye
CHAPTER X. A Bride's Resolves
CHAPTER XI. The Workings of Sorrow
BOOK X
CHAPTER I. A Surprise
CHAPTER II. A Narrative
CHAPTER III. The Progress of Dissipation
CHAPTER IV. Hints upon National Prejudice
CHAPTER V. The Operation of Terror
CHAPTER VI. The Reverse of a Mask
CHAPTER VII. A New View of an old Mansion
CHAPTER VIII. A Last Resource
CHAPTER IX. A Spectacle
CHAPTER X. A Vision
CHAPTER XI. Means to still Agitation
CHAPTER XII. Means to obtain a Boon
CHAPTER XIII. Questions and Answers
CHAPTER XIV. The last Touches of the Picture
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The Author of this little Work cannot, in the anxious moment of committing it to its fate, refuse herself the indulgence of expressing some portion of the gratitude with which she is filled, by the highly favourable reception given to her TWO former attempts in this species of composition; nor forbear pouring forth her thanks to the many Friends whose kind zeal has forwarded the present undertaking: – from amongst whom she knows not how to resist selecting and gratifying herself by naming the Hon. Mrs. Boscawen, Mrs. Crewe, and Mrs. Locke.
Repose is not more welcome to the worn and to the aged, to the sick and to the unhappy, than danger, difficulty, and toil to the young and adventurous. Danger they encounter but as the forerunner of success; difficulty, as the spur of ingenuity; and toil, as the herald of honour. The experience which teaches the lesson of truth, and the blessings of tranquillity, comes not in the shape of warning nor of wisdom; from such they turn aside, defying or disbelieving. 'Tis in the bitterness of personal proof alone, in suffering and in feeling, in erring and in repenting, that experience comes home with conviction, or impresses to any use.
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She then ordered one of the beaux who attended her, to bring her a chair, and told another to fetch her the locket. Edgar was again advancing to Camilla, when Lionel, whose desire to obtain the good graces of Mrs. Arlbery, had suggested to him an anticipation of her commands, pushed forward with the locket.
'Well, really, it is not ugly,' cried she, taking it in her hand: 'Have you put in yet, Miss Tyrold?'
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