The Busybody Flashcards
1
Q
Gold
A
‘Gold unlocks the midnight councils […] what
can thy business be that gold won’t serve thee in?’
2
Q
Constraints on women
A
‘I’ll, spite of all his Spanish caution, show/ how much for love a British maid can do’
3
Q
Isabinda on poverty
A
‘confinement and plenty is better than liberty and starving’
4
Q
Miranda on material goods
A
‘I and my 50 writings, the most material point, are soon removed’
5
Q
Double meaning
A
‘Not yet, but I design it one shall last its lifetime’ - monkey and Sir George
6
Q
Written Contracts
A
‘No palming, that’s contrary to the articles’
7
Q
Importance of writing
A
‘If this Paper has a Meaning, I’ll find it’
