 | 1855 - 846 pages
...think Mr. Thackeray's evident liking and admiration for his Amelia shows that the great humorist's moral sense was blunted by his life, and that here...take care at least that she is admirable." Laura, in " Pcndennis." is a yet more fatal mistake. Sho is drawn with every generous feeling, every good gift.... | |
 | 1855 - 336 pages
...think Mr. Thackeray's evident liking and admiration for his Amelia, shows that the great humorist's moral sense was blunted by his life, and that here...right to have a heroine whom we are to admire, let ns take care at least that she is admirable. " Laura, In ' Pendennls,' Is a yet more (lital mistake.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 pages
...virtuous character; I can't say but that I think Fielding's evident liking and admiration for Mr. Jones, shows that the great humourist's moral sense was blunted...here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error. If it is right to have a hero, whom we may admire, let us at least take care that he is admirable : if, as... | |
 | 1853 - 436 pages
...character; I can't say but that I think Fielding's evident liking and admiration for Mr. Jones shews that the great humourist's moral sense was blunted...that here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error." Mr. Thackeray thus indulges in reflections on the plan and design of novel writing, and throws out... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...close, hot, day-dreamy continuity of Richardson." — COLEKIDGE, Literary Remains, vol. ii. p. 374. moral sense was blunted by his life, and that here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error. If it is right to have a hero, whom we may admire, let us at least take care that he is admirable : if, as... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pages
...close, hot, day-dreamy continuity of Richardson." — COLERIDGE, Literary Remains, vol. ii. p. 374. moral sense was blunted by his life, and that here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error. If it is right to have a hero, whom we may admire, let us at least take care that he is admirable : if, as... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pages
...inclined to quote and to apply the author's own words when speaking of ' Tom Jones :' — ' I can t say that I think Amelia a virtuous character.' I can't...take care at least that she is admirable." Laura, in ' PendennU,' is a yet more fatal mistake. She is drawn with every generous feeling, every good gift.... | |
 | 1857 - 986 pages
...inclined to quote and to apply the author's own words when speaking of ' Tom Jones :' — ' I can t say that I think Amelia a virtuous character.' I can't...right to have a heroine whom we are to admire, let us takp care ut least that she is admirable." Laura, in ' Pendennis,' is a yet more fatal mistake. She... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pages
...virtuous character ; I can't say but that I think Fielding's evident liking and admiration for Mr. Jones, shows that the great humourist's moral sense was blunted...here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error. If it is right to have a hero whom we may admire, let us at least take care that he is admirable : if, as... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - 1865 - 462 pages
...• and admiration for Mr. Jones show that the -great humorist's moral sense was blunted by his Ufe, and that here in art and ethics there is a great error. ... A hero with a flawed reputation, a hero sponging for a guinea, a hero who cannot pay his landlady,... | |
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I can't say but that I think Fielding's evident liking and admiration for Mr. Jones, shows that the great humourist's moral sense was blunted by his life, and that here in Art and Ethics, there is a great error. 
