Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven. - Henry Fielding

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Thwackum was for doing justice, and leaving mercy to heaven.

Henry Fielding

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About Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.

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Alternative Names: Henri Fielding • Scriblerus Secundus • Conny Keyber • Alexander Drawcansir • John Trottplaid • Hercules Vinegar • Henri Filding • Lemuel Gulliver • Petrus Gualterus • Enrique Fielding • Genri Filʹding

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Jonathan Swift William Makepeace Thackeray Ben Jonson Walter Scott Joseph Addison

Additional quotes by Henry Fielding

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

To speak a bold truth, I am, after much mature deliberation, inclined to suspect that the public voice hath, in all ages, done much injustice to Fortune, and hath convicted her of many facts in which she had not the least concern.

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.