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His designs were strictly honorable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Money is the fruit of evil as often as the root of it.
Don Quixote in England (1731)
These are called the pious frauds of friendship.
Amelia (1751)
They are the affectation of affectation.
Joseph Andrews (1742)
Nature seems to wear one universal grin.
Tom Thumb the Great (1730)
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Indeed, it may be doubted whether Ulysses, who by the way seems to have had the best stomach of all the heroes in that eating poem of the Odyssey, ever made a better meal.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough,
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great (1730)
Map me no maps, sir; my head is a map, a map of the whole world.
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.
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 we will go.
A-Hunting We Will Go (1734)
A crime, which, though perhaps not considered by law as the highest, is in truth and in fact, the blackest sin, which can contaminate the hands, or pollute the soul of man.
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
Love in Several Masques (1728)
Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit.
Tom Thumb the Great (1730)
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.
Tom Thumb the Great (1730)
When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough;
I've done my duty, and I've done no more.
Tom Thumb the Great (1730)
Oons, sir! do you say that I am drunk? I say, sir, that I am as sober as a judge.
Don Quixote in England (1731)
Men who pay for what they eat will insist on gratifying their palates
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)
All Nature wears one universal grin.
Tom Thumb the Great (1730)