"He in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him."

Henry Fielding Law See all quotes by Henry Fielding →

React to this quote

More by Henry Fielding

“...for nothing can be more reasonable, than that slaves and flatterers should exact the same taxes on all below them, which they themselves pay to all above them.”

“His designs were strictly honorable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage.”

“Thy modesty's a candle to thy merit.”

“The dignity of history.”

“There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.”

“A crime, which, though perhaps not considered by law as the highest, is in truth and in fact, the blackest sin, which can contaminate the hands, or pollute the soul of man.”

Resonant Thoughts

"Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your …"

— Philip Roth

Literature1933–2018

#justice

"Just meeting Rubinstein was a thrill for any pianist. He was a real link to tradition in western piano music. He was a friend of Rachmaninoff and he knew Debussy. The man was an inspiration to three g…"

— Arthur Rubinstein

Music1938–2018

#justice

"When you are under the control of a label, you don't always get to have the sound you like. If I could change it, I would, and it would sound . My name is Hilary Duff, and I don't know why I don't get…"

— Hilary Duff

Music1987

#freedom

"Tomorrow and on every anniversary as long as the Happier Hunting Ground existed a postcard would go to Mr. Joyboy: Your little Aimée is wagging her tail in heaven tonight, thinking of you."

— Evelyn Waugh

Journalism1903–1966

#mind