Quotes from Love in Several Masques — Henry Fielding
1707–1754 England
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Love and scandal are the best sweeteneers of tea.
Love in Several Masques (1728)
Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness. It is, Sir, the great grandfather of cuckoldom.
Love in Several Masques (1728)
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, sigh when she sighs. In short, he should be the shadow of her mind. A lady, in the presence of her lover, should never want a looking-glass; as a beau, in the presence of his looking-glass, never wants a mistress.
Love in Several Masques (1728)