 | Henry Fielding - 1902 - 622 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English literature - 1832 - 468 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | Henry Fielding - England - 1837 - 544 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it : instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | 586 pages
...being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, and charity, and pity, coveting praise and honor, and shunning shame and disgrace. Bad education, bad...customs debauch our nature, and drive it headlong into vice." And the author's tale is an exemplification of this text. Poor Booth's habits and customs... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1882 - 696 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1882 - 702 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1893 - 274 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Short stories - 1901 - 552 pages
...honest Dr. Harrison, " is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence and charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...customs debauch our nature, and drive it headlong into vice." And the author's tale is an exemplification of this text. Poor Booth's habits and customs... | |
 | Henry Fielding - English fiction - 1902 - 370 pages
...from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honor, and shunning shame and disgrace. Bad education, bad...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Howard Maynadier - 1903 - 316 pages
...Creator. The nature of man is far from being in itself evil ; it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning...vice. The governors of the world, and I am afraid the priesthood, are answerable for the badness of it. Instead of discouraging wickedness to the utmost... | |
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The nature of man is far from being in itself evil: it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning shame and disgrace. Bad education, bad habits, and bad customs, debauch our nature, and drive it headlong as it... 
