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Mrs. Slipslop is a woman in her 40s who serves Lady Booby, but who nevertheless maintains such a high opinion of herself that she looks down on other servants. Because she is past menopause, she is not afraid of getting pregnant if she has sex with men, and she’s particularly aggressive towards Joseph Andrews. Although Mrs. Slipslop schemes to get closer to Joseph, her plots usually work against her, driving him even farther away.
Mrs. Slipslop Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Slipslop or refer to Mrs. Slipslop. 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 1, Chapter 6
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As soon as Joseph had sealed and directed this letter he walked downstairs, where he met Mrs. Slipslop, with whom we shall take this opportunity to bring the reader a little better acquainted. She was a maiden gentlewoman of about forty-five years of age, who, having made a small slip in her youth, had continued a good maid ever since. She was not at this time remarkably handsome; being very short, and rather too corpulent in body, and somewhat red, with the addition of pimples in the face.
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Book 4, Chapter 13
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“I despise, I detest my passion.—Yet why? Is he not generous, gentle, kind?—Kind! to whom? to the meanest wretch, a creature below my consideration. Doth he not—yes, he doth prefer her.”
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Mrs. Slipslop Quotes in Joseph Andrews
The Joseph Andrews quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Slipslop or refer to Mrs. Slipslop. 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 1, Chapter 6
Quotes
As soon as Joseph had sealed and directed this letter he walked downstairs, where he met Mrs. Slipslop, with whom we shall take this opportunity to bring the reader a little better acquainted. She was a maiden gentlewoman of about forty-five years of age, who, having made a small slip in her youth, had continued a good maid ever since. She was not at this time remarkably handsome; being very short, and rather too corpulent in body, and somewhat red, with the addition of pimples in the face.
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Book 4, Chapter 13
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“I despise, I detest my passion.—Yet why? Is he not generous, gentle, kind?—Kind! to whom? to the meanest wretch, a creature below my consideration. Doth he not—yes, he doth prefer her.”
