The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, Esq: Miscellaneous writingssubscribers only, 1902 |
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Æneid answer appear apprehend assert beauty believe better body called Cercopes character charity Charon Chrysipus Church of England clergy contempt court crown dæmon desire doth Duchess of Marlborough endeavour enemies English language excellent eyes favour folly fools gentleman give grace greatest Greek hath head heard HENRY FIELDING honour House of Stuart human Iliad imagine impudent insinuate instance Jacobites Jesuit king lady language Lastly late learned least liberty likewise Lord Lord Coke lordship Mammon mankind manner master means mentioned Mercury merit mind minister nation nature never obliged observed opinion paper particular passion perhaps person pleasure poet political Polypus popery popish present prince princess profession Queen reader reason reign religion ridiculous Robin Robin Hood says seems suppose sure tell thing thought tion told trunk vice Vinegar Virgil virtue whole wise words write
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Página 333 - A jest's prosperity lies in the ear • Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans.
Página 223 - The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself: And it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object.
Página 261 - The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. Go your ways : behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Página 162 - cui sic extorta voluptas et demptus per vim mentis gratissimus error».
Página 231 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Página 142 - And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God.
Página 329 - In his excellent Works you see the delusive Scene exposed with all the Force of Humour, and, on casting your Eyes on another Picture, you behold the dreadful and fatal Consequence. I almost dare affirm that those two Works of his, which he calls the Rake's and the Harlot's Progress, are calculated more to serve the Cause of Virtue, and for the Preservation of Mankind, than all the Folio's of Morality which have been ever written ; and a sober Family should no more be without them, than without the...
Página 261 - And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach...
Página 86 - ... to laugh. Some valuing those of their own side or mind, Still make themselves the measure of mankind: Fondly we think we honour merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.
Página 266 - According to the law of arms, To keep men from inglorious harms, That none presume to come so near As forty foot of stake of bear; If any yet be so fool-hardy, T...