The Life of Henry Fielding: With Notices of His Writings, His Times, and His ContemporariesA. Hall, Virtue & Company, 1855 - 384 pagina's |
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... honours , also took an active part in this memorable struggle , but under a different banner . Civil strife , which divided the truest and staunchest friends , and pointed the swords of so many near and dear relatives against each other ...
... honours , also took an active part in this memorable struggle , but under a different banner . Civil strife , which divided the truest and staunchest friends , and pointed the swords of so many near and dear relatives against each other ...
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... honour of numbering amongst its worthies the greatest of English novelists . Henry Fielding was born at Sharpham Park , near Glaston- bury , in that county , on the 22nd of April , 1707. His edu- cation commenced at home , under the ...
... honour of numbering amongst its worthies the greatest of English novelists . Henry Fielding was born at Sharpham Park , near Glaston- bury , in that county , on the 22nd of April , 1707. His edu- cation commenced at home , under the ...
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... honoured his comedy with their countenance . When published , " Love in several Masques " was dedi- cated by the young author to his kinswoman and patroness , Lady Mary Wortley Montague- " that brilliant star of fashion , whose accurate ...
... honoured his comedy with their countenance . When published , " Love in several Masques " was dedi- cated by the young author to his kinswoman and patroness , Lady Mary Wortley Montague- " that brilliant star of fashion , whose accurate ...
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... honour of being known to you . My name is Ratsbane - Counsellor Ratsbane , of the Inner Temple . I have had , sir , according to the orders of your son , a conference with Mr. Counsellor Starchum , who is for the plaintiff , and have ...
... honour of being known to you . My name is Ratsbane - Counsellor Ratsbane , of the Inner Temple . I have had , sir , according to the orders of your son , a conference with Mr. Counsellor Starchum , who is for the plaintiff , and have ...
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... honour of reading three acts of last spring , and hope it may meet as light a censure from your ladyship's judgment as then ; for which your goodness permits me ( what I esteem the great- est , and indeed the only happiness of my life ) ...
... honour of reading three acts of last spring , and hope it may meet as light a censure from your ladyship's judgment as then ; for which your goodness permits me ( what I esteem the great- est , and indeed the only happiness of my life ) ...
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Pagina 255 - Fielding being mentioned, Johnson exclaimed, " he was a blockhead ; " and upon my expressing my astonishment at so strange an assertion, he said, " What I mean by his being a blockhead is, that he was a barren rascal.
Pagina 162 - Sir Roger and his chaplain, and their mutual concurrence in doing good, is the more remarkable, because the very next village is famous for the differences and contentions that rise between the parson and the squire, who live in a perpetual state of war. The parson is always preaching at the squire; and the squire, to be revenged on the parson, never comes to church.
Pagina 257 - Why, I could act as well as he myself. I am sure if I had seen a ghost, I should have looked in the very same manner, and done just as he did. And then, to be sure, in that scene, as you...
Pagina 352 - Sir, he was a scoundrel, and a coward : a scoundrel for charging a blunderbuss against religion and morality ; a coward, because he had not resolution to fire it off himself, but left half a crown to a beggarly Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death...
Pagina 3 - Feilding," like the head of the house ? "I cannot tell, my lord," said he, " except it be that my branch of the family were the first that knew how to spell.
Pagina 377 - VOCABULARY, or English Spelling Book; with the Meaning attached to each Word. Compiled for the use of Ackworth School. New Edition. 18mo. cloth, Is.
Pagina 351 - They have put in the papers a good story made on White's : a man dropped down dead at the door, was carried in ; the club immediately made bets whether he was dead or not, and when they were going to bleed him, the wagerers for his death interposed, and said it would affect the fairness of the bet.
Pagina 349 - He has an admirable natural love of truth, the keenest instinctive antipathy to hypocrisy, the happiest satirical gift of laughing it to scorn. His wit is wonderfully wise and detective; it flashes upon a rogue and lightens up a rascal like a policeman's lantern.
Pagina 257 - Partridge, with a contemptuous sneer ; ' why, I could act as well as he myself. I am sure if I had seen a ghost, I should have looked in the very same manner, and done just as he did. And then, to be...
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