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Quotes by Henry Fielding
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.— filed under Chastity
So when two dogs are fighting in the streets, When a third dog one of the two dogs meets: With angry teeth he bites him to the bone, And this dog smarts for what that dog has done.— filed under Contention
To sun myself in Huncamunca's eyes.— filed under Eyes
Petition me no petitions, Sir, to-day; Let other hours be set apart for business, To-day it is our pleasure to be drunk; And this our queen shall be as drunk as we.— filed under Intemperance
Republic of letters. C.— filed under Literature
Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit.— filed under Modesty
History. Nature seems to wear one universal grin.— filed under Nature
Can any man have a higher notion of the rule of right and the eternal fitness of things?— filed under Order
Subsec. III. But me no buts.— filed under Proverbs
She is no better than she should be. jj.— filed under Iii
This story will never go down.— filed under Story-Telling
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.— filed under Thankfulness
America. Amiable weakness.— filed under Weakness
Map me no maps, sir; my head is a map, a map of the whole world.— filed under Content
When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough: I've done my duty, and I've done no more.— filed under Duty
Yes, I had two strings to my bow; both golden ones, egad! and both cracked.— filed under Prudence