Quote #2
Much may be said on both sides.
More from Henry Fielding
- I am as sober as a judge.
- The dusky night rides down the sky, And ushers in the morn; The hounds all join in glorious cry, The huntsman winds his horn, And a-hunting…
- He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him.
- A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she laughs,…
- Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
- Love and scandal are the best sweeteneers of tea.
- All Nature wears one universal grin.
- Petition me no petitions, sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business. Today it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our queen …