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" I hope my reader will be convinced, at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the cause of religion and virtue, nothing inconsistent with the strictest rules of decency, nor which can offend... "
Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Annals of Mr. Bowyers press ... - Page 369
by John Nichols - 1812
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 1

Henry Fielding - 1809 - 578 pages
...that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejndicial to the•canse of religion and virtne; nothing inconsistent with the strictest rules of decency,...nor which can offend even the chastest eye in the pernsal. On the contrary, I declare, that to recommend gooduess and iunocence hath heen my sincere...
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 1

Henry Fielding - 1836 - 454 pages
...patron, indeed, I hope my reader will b6 convinced, at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the...declare, that to recommend goodness and innocence has been my sincere endeavour in this history. This honest purpose you have been pleased to think I...
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Memoirs and Correspondence from 1734 to 1773, Volume 1

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton - 1845 - 444 pages
...patron, indeed, I hope my reader will be convincrd at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it, nothing prejudicial to...the strictest rules of decency, nor which can offend the chastest eye in the perusal. On the contrary, I declare, that to recommend goodness and innocence,...
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The Life of Henry Fielding: With Notices of His Writings, His Times, and His ...

Frederick Lawrence - Authors, English - 1855 - 398 pages
...he says, " I hope my reader will he convinced, at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the...innocence hath been my sincere endeavour in this history Besides displaying that beauty of virtue which may attract the admiration of mankind, 1 have attempted...
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An Account of the Life, Opinions, and Writings of John Milton: With an ...

Thomas Keightley - Poets, English - 1855 - 510 pages
...virtuous Lord Lyttleton, could say, and we believe with perfect truth, that the reader would find in it " nothing inconsistent with the strictest rules of decency,...can offend even the chastest eye in the perusal." Yet what is the current opinion on that subject at present ! Refined and delicate as we fancy the literature...
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Tom Jones, Volume 1

Henry Fielding - Fiction - 1861 - 506 pages
...patron, indeed, I nope my reader will be convinced, at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the cause of rei;gion and virtue ; nothing inconsistent, with the strictest rules of decency, nor which can offend...
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The Novels and Novelists of the Eighteenth Century: In Illustration of the ...

William Forsyth - England - 1871 - 388 pages
...Fielding says : " I hope any reader will be convinced at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the...which can offend even the chastest eye in the perusal" The italics are my own, and the passage marked shows that Fielding believed, or pretended to believe,...
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The Novels and Novelists of the Eighteenth Century: In Illustration of the ...

William Forsyth - England - 1871 - 366 pages
...says : '-' I hope any reader will be convinced at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the...can offend even the chastest eye in the perusal." The italics are - my own, and the passage marked shows that Fielding believed, or pretended to believe,...
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The Novels and Novelists of the Eighteenth Century

William Forsyth - 1871 - 372 pages
...Fielding says : " I hope any reader will be convinced at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing prejudicial to the...can offend even the chastest eye in the perusal.." The italics are my own, and the passage marked shows that Fielding believed, or pretended to believe,...
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The Novels and Novelists of the Eighteenth Century, in Illustration of the ...

William Forsyth - England - 1871 - 352 pages
...Fielding says : " I hope any reader will be convinced at his very entrance on this work, that he will find in the whole course of it nothing ~~^ prejudicial...cause of religion and virtue; nothing inconsistent ^oith the strictest rules of decency, nor which can offend even the chastest eye in the perusal." The...
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