The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, المجلد 19،الجزء 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1820 |
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
acquainted affection Allworthy Allworthy's answered appeared Aristotle aunt Baddington bastard beauty began behaviour believe Black George brother called captain CHAPTER charms child Cleostratus cries Western daugh daughter dear Deborah declared desire discovered doctor doth endeavoured eyes father favour fellow fortune friendship gamekeeper gave gentleman girl give greatly Harlot's Progress harpsichord hath heart HENRY FIELDING honour hope husband imagine inclinations innocence Jenny Jenny Jones Jones kind knew la'ship ladyship least lover madam manner marriage Master Blifil matter means mentioned mind Miss Bridget mistress Molly nature neral never obliged occasion opinion Partridge passion pedagogue perhaps person pity pleased poor portunity present racter reader reason religion say the truth says Sophia servants sister soon sooner Square squire Squire Allworthy sure temper tender thing thought Thwackum tion Tom Jones violent virtue wench Western whole wife Wilkins woman women words young lady
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 151 - Her lips were red; and one was thin Compared to that was next her chin (Some bee had stung it newly) ; But, Dick, her eyes so guard her face, I durst no more upon them gaze, Than on the sun in July.
الصفحة 151 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
الصفحة 56 - I am, indeed, set over them for their own good only, and was created for their use, and not they for mine. Nor do I doubt, while I make their interest the great rule of my writings, they will unanimously concur in supporting my dignity, and in rendering me all the honour I shall deserve or desire.
الصفحة 55 - When any extraordinary scene presents itself (as we trust will often be the case), we shall spare no pains nor paper to open it at large to our reader; but if whole years should pass without producing anything worthy his notice, we shall not be afraid of a chasm in our history ; but shall hasten on to matters of consequence, and leave such periods of time totally unobserved.
الصفحة 107 - The former measured all actions by the unalterable rule of right, and the eternal fitness of things ; the latter decided all matters by authority ; but in doing this, he always used the scriptures and their commentators, as the lawyer doth his Coke upon Littleton, where the comment is of equal authority with the text.
الصفحة 229 - What Diomede, nor Thetis' greater son, A thousand ships, nor ten years' siege, had done — False tears and fawning words the city won.
الصفحة 5 - ... commend whatever is set before them. Now the contrary of this happens to the master of an ordinary. Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates, however nice and whimsical these may prove ; and if everything is not agreeable to their taste, will challenge a right to censure, to abuse, and to d — n their dinner without control.
الصفحة 213 - Hence arose an obvious, and perhaps an unavoidable error; for these critics being men of shallow capacities, very easily mistook mere form for substance. They acted as a judge would, who should adhere to the lifeless letter of law, and reject the spirit.
الصفحة 126 - It is not enough that your designs, nay that your actions, are intrinsically good, you must take care they shall appear so. If your inside be never so beautiful, you must preserve a fair outside also. This must be constantly looked to, or malice and envy will take care to blacken it so, that the sagacity and goodness of an Allworthy will not be able to see thro' it, and to discern the beauties within.
الصفحة 54 - Such histories as these do, in reality, very much resemble a newspaper, which consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not.