Howe

( Mi ), the friend of Clari a Harlowe, to whom she presents a strong contrast. She has more worldly wisdom and le abstract principle. In questions of doubt, Mi Howe would suggest some practical solution, while Clari a was mooning about hypothetical contingencies. She is a girl of high spirit, disinterested friendship, and sound common sense.—Richardson, Clari a Harlowe (1749).