I declare here once for all, I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species. Perhaps it will be answered, Are not the characters then taken from life ? To which I answer in the affirmative; nay, I believe I might aver, that I have writ... Joseph Andrews. Preface to David Simple, etc - Strana 221podľa Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Henry Fielding - 1766 - Počet stránok 390
...than I.have feen. The lawyer is riot only t bat h,athi been fo thefe 4000 years ; a-nd-I hope vyill indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath: not indeed confined himfelf to one profcffion, 6ps .religion, or one country ; but when the firft mean I 5 felfifh felfifh... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1773 - Počet stránok 314
...than I have feerk The lawyer is not only alive, buc. hath been fo thefe 4000 years; and I hope G on wil.l indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not indeed confined him'elf to one profcdion, one religion, or &ne country; but when the firft. mean felnfh creature appeared... | |
| 1780 - Počet stránok 568
...than I have leen. The lawyer is not only alive, but hath been fo thefe 4000 years ; and I hope God will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not indeed confined himlelf to one profelilon, one religion, or one country ; but when the riril mean i'elfilli creature... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1783 - Počet stránok 398
...little more than I have feea. The lawyer is not only alive, but hath been fo thefe 4000 years ; and 1 hope G — will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not indeed confined himfelf to one profeffion, oae religion, or one country; but when the firft mean felfifli creature... | |
| 1820 - Počet stránok 450
...Are not the characters then taken from life ? To which I answer in the affirmative ; nay, I believe I might aver, that I have writ little more than I have...himself to one profession, one religion, or one country ; butwhen the first mean selfish creature appeared on the human stage, who made self the centre of... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Počet stránok 850
...but a species. Perhaps it will be asked, " Are not the characters then taken from life ?" To »hich I answer in the affirmative ; nay, I believe 1 might...The lawyer is not only alive, but hath been so these 4000 years ; and I hope liod will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not indeed confined... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - Počet stránok 846
...not the characters then taken from life ?" To which I answer in the affirmative ; nay, I believe I might aver, that I have writ little more than I have...The lawyer is not only alive, but hath been so these 4000 years ; and I hope God will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not indeed confined... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1832 - Počet stránok 468
...which I answer in the affirmative; nay, I believe I might aver, that I have writ little more thanlliave seen. The lawyer is not only alive, but hath been so these four thousand years ; and 1 hope G — will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not, indeed, confined hunself to one... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1857 - Počet stránok 506
...Are not the characters then taken from life? To which I answer in the affirmative; nay, I believe I might aver, that I have writ little more than I have...alive, but hath been so these four thousand years; and-1 hope G— will indulge his life as many yet to come. He hath not, indeed, conBned himself to... | |
| William Forsyth - 1871 - Počet stránok 372
...are not the characters then taken from life ? To which I answer in the affirmative, nay, I believe I might aver that I have writ little more than I have seen." And the adventures are low indeed. In one of them, at a village ale-house, Parson Adams, to defend... | |
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