Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Appeals from Darcy's Proposal

Ethos:
1> "These bitter accusations might have been supressed, had I with greater policy concealed my struggles, and flattered you into the belief of my being impelled by unqualified, unalloyed inclination; by reason, by reflection, by everything."
2> "Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections? To congratulate myself on the hope of relations whose condition in life is so decidedly beneath my own?"

Logos:
1> “You've said quite enough, madam. I perfectly comprehend your feelings, and have now only to be ashamed of what my own have been. Forgive me for having taken up so much of your time, and accept my best wishes for your health and happiness."
2> "I thank you for explaining it so fully. My faults, according to this calculation, are heavy indeed."

Pathos:
1> "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."

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