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Leonora is the protagonist of a story-within-the-story that a woman tells in a coach. She is vain and dumps her lover Horatio when she has a chance to woo the seemingly even nobler lover Bellarmine. Bellarmine, however, isn’t as rich as he appears, and he rejects Leonora after her father’s marriage proposal is too stingy. Leonora shows the dangers of superficial thinking.
Leonora Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by Leonora or refer to Leonora. 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 2, Chapter 4
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Leonora was the daughter of a gentleman of fortune; she was tall and well-shaped, with a sprightliness in her countenance which often attracts beyond more regular features joined with an insipid air.
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Book 3, Chapter 3
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A little under seventeen I left my school, and went to London with no more than six pounds in my pocket; a great sum, as I then conceived; and which I was afterwards surprized to find so soon consumed.
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Leonora Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by Leonora or refer to Leonora. 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 2, Chapter 4
Quotes
Leonora was the daughter of a gentleman of fortune; she was tall and well-shaped, with a sprightliness in her countenance which often attracts beyond more regular features joined with an insipid air.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Book 3, Chapter 3
Quotes
A little under seventeen I left my school, and went to London with no more than six pounds in my pocket; a great sum, as I then conceived; and which I was afterwards surprized to find so soon consumed.
