 | Henry Fielding - England - 1749 - 312 pages
...Mill which dims the Intellects of Mortals, and caufcs them to adore Men for their Art, or to deteft them for their Cunning in deceiving others, when they...reality, the Objects only of Ridicule, for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin Difguife of Wifdom from Self-: Conceit, of Plenty from Avarice, and... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English fiction - 1750 - 308 pages
...Mift which dims the Intellects of Mortals, and caufes them to adore Men for their Art, or to deleft them for their Cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in Reality, the Objedls only of Ridicule, for deceiving themfelvcs. Strip off the thin Difguife of Wifclom from Self-Conceit,... | |
 | 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
...mill which dims the intellects of mortals, and caufes them to adore men for their art or to deteft them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are in reality, the objefts only or ridicule, for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin diiguife of wifdom from felf-conceit,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English fiction - 1775 - 316 pages
...mift which dims the intellects of mortals, and caufes them to adore men for their art, or to deleft them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they are, in reality, the obje&s only of ridicule, for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin difguife of wifdom from felf-conceit,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1791 - 350 pages
...mift which dims the intellects of mortals , and caufes them to adore men for their art , or to deteft them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they...reality, the objects only of ridicule , for deceiving themfelves. Strip off the thin difguife of wifdom from felf-conceit , of plenty from avarice, and of... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 566 pages
...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...them for their cunning in deceiving others, when they arc, in reality, the objects only of ridicule, for deceiving themselves. Strip off the thin disguise... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1808 - 302 pages
...me, which to thee is no difficult task, to know mankind better than they know themselves. Re. move that mist which dims the intellects of mortals, and...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.... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 394 pages
...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...Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakspeare, thy Swift, thy Marivaux, fill my pages with humour; till mankind learn the goodnature to... | |
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Initiate me into all those mysteries which profane eyes never beheld. 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... 
