 | Henry Fielding - 1766 - 396 páginas
...thefe purpofes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am matter 'in the following hiftory ; wherein I have < endeavoured to laugh mankind out...their ( favourite follies and vices. How far I have .fucceeded in this good attempt, I mall fub'Irmt^o the candid reader, with only tworcqueifexFirft,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1771 - 404 páginas
...thefe purpofes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am matter in the following hiftory ; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of...vices. How far I have Succeeded in this good attempt, I (hall fubmit to the candid reader, with only two requefts : Firft, that he will not expedl to find... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1775 - 290 páginas
...thefe purpofes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am mafter in the following hiftory ; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of their favourite follies and vices. How far I have fucceeded in this good attempt, I fhall fubmit to the candid reader, with only two requefts : Firft,... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1780 - 460 páginas
...thefe purpofes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am mafter in the following hiftory j wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out...their favourite follies and vices. How far I have fucceeded in this good attempt, I fhall fubmit to the candid reader, with only two requefts : Firft,... | |
 | 1781 - 778 páginas
...find perfection in thi work ; and fecondly, That he will excufe fome parts of it, if thejfall fliort of that little merit which I hope may appear in others. I will detail you, Sir, no longer. Indeed I have run into a preface, while I profefld to write a dedication.... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 664 páginas
...good. these purposes J have employed all wit and humour of which I am master in the following history; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of...not ex,pect to find perfection in this work ; and, se-- condly, that he will excuse some parts of it, if they fall short, of that little merit which I... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1809 - 578 páginas
...I have sncceeded in this good attempt, I shall suhmit to the candid reader, with only two reqnests: first, that he will not expect to find perfection in this work ; and, secondly, that he will excnse some parts of it, if they fall short of that little merit which I hope may appear in others.... | |
 | 1820 - 380 páginas
...these purposes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am master in the following history; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of...it, if they fall short of that little merit which I_hope may appear in others. I will detain you, sir, no longer. Indeed I have run into a preface, while... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1820 - 366 páginas
...master in the 'following history; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of their favonrite follies and vices. How far I have succeeded in this...it, if they fall short of that little merit which 1 hope may appear in others. I will detain you, sir, no longer. Indeed I hare run into a preface, while... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1821 - 850 páginas
...these purposes I have employed all the wit and humour of which I am master in the following history ; wherein I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of...he will excuse some parts of it, if they fall short ofthat little merit which I hope may appear in others. I will detain you, Sir, no longer. Indeed I... | |
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I have endeavoured to laugh mankind out of their favourite follies and vices. How far I have succeeded in this good attempt, I shall submit to the candid reader, with only two requests: First, that he will not expect to find perfection in this work; and... 
