Fielding

Famous quotes containing the word fielding:

    Agreeable then to my present inclination, I formed the object of my own worship, which was no other than my own understanding.
    —Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)

    Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.
    —Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)

    [Allegory] should ... be very sparingly practised, lest, whilst the writer plays with his own fancies and diverts himself by cutting the air with his wide spread wings, he should soar out of view of his readers, leaving them in confusion and perplexity to explore his viewless track.
    —Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)