 The successors of Charles V. may disdain their brethren of England: but the romance of 'Tom Jones,' that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial and the Imperial Eagle of Austria.  Selected Essays of Henry Fielding - Page ixby Henry Fielding - 1905 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Gibbon - English literature - 1814 - 726 pages
...$cc 538. old. old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 338 pages
...liberty of the old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 336 pages
...liberty of the old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1839 - 486 pages
...liberty of the old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - Literature - 1840 - 382 pages
...liberty of the old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will oulive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman - 1840 - 390 pages
...liberty of the old, and invaded the treasures of the new world. The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will oulive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 838 pages
...exhort them to consider the Facry Qucen, the most preeious jewel of their coronct. Our immortal Fielding was of the younger branch of the Earls of Denbigh,...drew their origin from the Counts of Hapsburgh, the lineal descendants of Eltrico, in the seventh century, Dukes of Alsace. Far different have bcen the... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1845 - 578 pages
...them to consider the 1 Fsery Queen' as the most precious jewel of their coronet. Our immortal Fielding was of the younger branch of the Earls of Denbigh, who drew their origin from the Counts of Hapsburg, the lineal descendants of Eltrico, in the seventh century dukes of Alsace. Far different... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1848 - 1048 pages
...containing 1,116 pages, well printed upon excellent paper, and sold at the extremely moderate price of 16s. The successors of Charles V. may disdain their brethren...the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the imperial eagle of Austria. GIBBON.... | |
 | 1848 - 662 pages
...Denbigh, who draw ' their origin from the Counts of Habsburg. The successors of ' Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England ; but ' the romance of " Tom Jones," that exquisite picture of human ' manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial, and the impe' rial eagle of the House of... | |
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