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Henry Fielding on Saint Patrick's Day

1707–1754 England

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Hairbreadth missings of happiness look like the insults of Fortune.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749)

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)

These are called the pious frauds of friendship.

Amelia (1751)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Fielding (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.