 | Henry Fielding - 1749 - 270 pages
...and as the Good, nefs of his Heart will recommend him to the Goodnatured ; fo I hope it will excufe me to the Gentlemen of his Cloth ; for whom, while they are worthy of their facred Order, no Man can pojjibly lave a greater Refpeft. They will therefore excufe me, notwithstanding... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1766 - 390 pages
...; and as thegoodnefs of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured ; fo I hope it will excufe me to the gentlemen of his cloth ; for whom, while they are worthy of their facred order, no man can pqffibly have a greater refpeft. They will therefore excufe me, notwithilanding... | |
 | English fiction - 1780 - 568 pages
...and as the goodnefs of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured ; fo I hope it will excufe me to the gentlemen of his cloth ; for whom, while they are worthy of their lacreJ order, no man can polfibly have a greater' ref peel. They will therefore excufcme, ntitwithftanding... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1783 - 398 pages
...and as .the goodnefs of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured, fo I hope it will excufe me to -the gentlemen of his cloth ; for whom, while -they are worthy of their facred order, no man can poffibly have a greater refpecT:. They will therefore excufe me, notwithftanding... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 444 pages
...designed a character of perfect simplicity ; and as the goodness of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured, so I hope it will excuse me to the gentlemen...opportunities of displaying his worthy inclinations. VOL. V, THE HISTORY OF THE ADVENTURES OF JOSEPH ANDREWS, AND HIS FRIEND MR. ABRAHAM ADAMS. BOOK I.... | |
 | George Colman - Quarterly review - 1813 - 78 pages
...perfect simplicity ; and as the goodness of his heart will recommend him to the good-natnre'd, so 1 hope it will excuse me to the gentlemen of his cloth...will, therefore, excuse me, notwithstanding the low adventure* in which he is engage'd, that I have made him a Clergyman." G Departed GOLDSMITH ! snatch'd,... | |
 | George Colman - 1814 - 250 pages
...design'da character of perfect simplicity; and as the goodness of his heart will recommend him to the good-nature'd, so I hope it will excuse. me to the...he is engage'd, that I have made him a Clergyman." I The above lines are a paraphrastical imitation of a part of Doctor Johnson's Latin Epitaph on tbe... | |
 | George Colman - 1814 - 246 pages
...good-nature'd, so I hope it will excuse me to the gentleuieu of his cloth; for whom, while they are mtrthy of their sacred order, no man can possibly have a...therefore, excuse me, notwithstanding the low adventures iu which he is engage'd, that I have made him a Clergyman." VAGARIES VINDICATED. Thou, who hast, sweetly,... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...designed a character of perfect simplicity ; and as the goodness of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured, so I hope it will excuse me to the gentlemen...opportunities of displaying his worthy inclinations. HISTORY OP THE ADVENTURES tr JOSEPH ANDREWS, AND HIS FRIEND MR. ABRAHAM ADAMS. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. Of... | |
 | George Colman - 1834 - 358 pages
...design'da charaeter of perfeet simplicity; nnd as the goodnesi of his heart will recommend him to the good-nature'd, so I hope it will excuse me to the...gentlemen of his cloth; for whom, while they are worthy of thesr •acred order, no man can possibly have a greater respeet. They will, thenfore, excuse me, notwithstanding... | |
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As to the character of Adams, as it is the most glaring in the whole, so I conceive it is not to be found in any book now extant It is designed a character of perfect simplicity; and as the goodness of his heart will recommend him to the good-natured,... 
