Fielding

Famous quotes containing the word fielding:

“On the wings of fancy, gentle readers, bear yourselves into the mid-air, where by imagination you may form a large stupendous castle.”
—Sarah Fielding (1710–1768)

“But in all things whether we shall make only a due use of the liberties we have asked, is left entirely to the judicious reader to decide.”
—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)