Teach me, which to thee is no difficult task, to know mankind better than they know themselves. Remove that mist which dims the intellects of mortals, and causes them to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning, in deceiving others,... Tom Jones - Page 186by Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806Full view - About this book
| Henry Fielding - England - 1749 - 312 pages
...only of Ridicule, for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin Difguife of Wifdom from Self-: Conceit, of Plenty from Avarice, and of ^Glory from Ambition. Come thou, that haft infpired thy Ariftopbanes, thy Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Ratttlais, thy Moliere, thy ' Shake/pear,... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1766 - 416 pages
...only of ridicule, for deceiving the mfelves. Strip off the thin difguife of vvifdom from (elf-conceit, of plenty from avarice, and of glory from ambition. Come thou, that haft infpired thy Ariftophanes, thy Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakefpear,... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1771 - 424 pages
...only or ridicule, for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin diiguife of wifdom from felf-conceit, of plenty from avarice, and of glory from, ambition. Come thou that haft*infpired thy Arifto* phanes, thy Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakefpear,... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1791 - 350 pages
...only of ridicule , for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin difguife of wifdom from felf-conceit , of plenty from avarice, and of glory from ambition. Come thou, that haft infpired thy Ariftophanes , thy Lucian, thy Cervantes , thy Rabelais , thy Moliere , thy Shakefpeare... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1808 - 302 pages
...adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in. de. ceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving...themselves. Strip off the thin disguise of wisdom from self. conceit, of plenty from avarice, and of glorr from ambition. Come, thou, that hast inspired thy... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1809 - 560 pages
...or to detest them for their cuuning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects ouly of ridicule, for deceiving themselves. Strip off the...self-conceit, of plenty from avarice, and of glory from amhition. Come, thon, that hast iuspired thy Aristophanes, thy Lncian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais,... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1820 - 388 pages
...to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving...Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakspeare, thy Swift, thy Marivaux, fill my pages with humour; till mankind learn the goodnature to... | |
| English literature - 1820 - 394 pages
...to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving...Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakspeare, thy Swift, thy Marivaux, fill my pages with humour; till mankind learn the goodnature to... | |
| Henry Fielding - 1821 - 850 pages
...to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving...Moliere, thy Shakespeare, thy Swift, thy Marivaux, fiU my pages with humour, till mankind learn the good-nature to kugh only at the follies of others,... | |
| Henry Fielding - English literature - 1832 - 438 pages
...to adore men for their art, or to detest them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving...Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakspeare, thy Swift, thyMarivaux, fill my pages with humour; till mankind learn the good-nature to... | |
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