The grisset (a term for a young French woman of the working class) is a good-looking woman who works in a Paris shop. Yorick asks directions to the Opera comique from her, flirts with her, and takes her pulse under the pretense of proving that she has a good heart.
Grisset Quotes in A Sentimental Journey
The A Sentimental Journey quotes below are all either spoken by Grisset or refer to Grisset. 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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Volume 1
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Surely—surely man! it is not good for thee to sit alone—thou wast made for social intercourse and gentle greetings, and this improvement of our natures from it, I appeal to, as my evidence.
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Grisset Quotes in A Sentimental Journey
The A Sentimental Journey quotes below are all either spoken by Grisset or refer to Grisset. 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:
).
Volume 1
Quotes
Surely—surely man! it is not good for thee to sit alone—thou wast made for social intercourse and gentle greetings, and this improvement of our natures from it, I appeal to, as my evidence.
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Page Number and Citation:
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