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" The only supernatural agents which can in any manner be allowed to us moderns, are ghosts ; but of these I would advise an author to be extremely sparing. "
Palaestra: Untersuchungen und Texte aus der deutschen und englischen Philologie - Page 291
1906
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling: In Four Volumes, Volume 2

Henry Fielding - 1749 - 348 pages
...more Poetry as well as Profe, than all the Liquors of Hi^-pacrene or Helicon. The only fupernatural Agents which can in any Manner be allowed to us Moderns are Ghofts ; but of thefe I would advife an Author to be extremely fparing. Thefe are indeed like Arfenic,...
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 2

Henry Fielding - 1775 - 372 pages
...much more poetry as well as profe, than all the liqours of Hipocrene or Helicon. The only fupernatural agents which can in any manner be allowed to us moderns, are ghofts ; but of thefe I would advife an author to be extremely fparing. Tfeefe are indeed like arfhie,...
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The novelist's magazine

1781 - 778 pages
...more poetry, as well as profe, than all the liquors of Hippociene or Helicon. The only lupernaiur.il agents which can in any manner be allowed to us moderns, are ghorts ; but of thefc I would advife an author to be extremely {paring. Thei'e arc indeed like arfemck,...
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Tom Jones

Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 664 pages
...perhaps have inspired much more poetry, as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrene or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...indeed like arsenic, and other dangerous drugs in phystc, to be used with the utmost caution ; nor would I advise the introduction, of them at all in...
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The novels of Henry Fielding ... complete in one volume. To which is ...

Henry Fielding - 1821 - 850 pages
...perhaps have inspirai much more poetry as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrene or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...I advise the introduction of them at all in those * By this word here, and in most other parts of our work, we mean every reader in the world, •j-...
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The novels of Henry Fielding ... complete in one volume. To which is ...

Henry Fielding - 1821 - 846 pages
...perhaps have inspired much more poetry as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrene or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner be allowed to us modems, are ghosts ; but of these I would advise an author to be extremely sparing. These are indeed...
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Volume 1

Henry Fielding, Walter Scott - 1831 - 564 pages
...perhaps, have inspired much more poetry, as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrone or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...I would advise an author to be extremely sparing. Those are, indeed, like arsenic, and other dangerous drugs in physic, to be used with the utmost caution;...
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Memoir of Henry Fielding, [by Thomas Roscoe]. Tom Jones

Henry Fielding - 1857 - 498 pages
...perhaps, have inspired much more poetry, as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrene or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...allowed to us moderns, are ghosts ; but of these I would adrise an author to be extremely sparing. These are, indeed, like arsenic and other dangerous drugs...
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The Writings of Henry Fielding: Comprising His Celebrated Works of Fiction

Henry Fielding, David Herbert - 1872 - 748 pages
...perhaps have inspired much more poetry, as well as prose, than all the liquors of Hippocrene or Helicon. The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...be allowed to us moderns, are ghosts ; but of these 1 would advise an author to be extremely sparing. These are indeed, like arsenic, and other dangerous...
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The Sewanee Review, Volume 12

1904 - 550 pages
...possibility alone sufficient to justify us: we must keep likewise within the rules of probability. . . . The only supernatural agents which can in any manner...drugs in physic, to be used with the utmost caution. (Book VIII., Chap. I.) Nor will all the qualities I have hitherto given my historian avail him, unless...
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