Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

Just now I have the blessed news, that you will set out for this happy house on Tuesday morning

All that I value myself upon, is, that God has raised me to a condition to be useful, in my generation, to better persons than myself. This is my pride: And I hope this will be all my pride.

They once lived creditably; and brought up a great family, of which I am the youngest; but had misfortunes, through their doing beyond their power for two unhappy brothers