Quote #9

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 shall be as drunk as we.

More from Henry Fielding

  1. All Nature wears one universal grin.
  2. When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough; I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
  3. Love and scandal are the best sweeteneers of tea.
  4. Thy modesty 's a candle to thy merit.
  5. Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
  6. Lo, when two dogs are fighting in the streets, With a third dog one of the two dogs meets; With angry teeth he bites him to the bone, And t…
  7. 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,…
  8. We must eat to live and live to eat.

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