Excerpt from The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq., Vol. 1 of 12: With the Life of the Author; To Which Is Now First Added, the Fathers, or the Good-Natured Man Him to the exercife of 'his wit and the fallica of his rmag ination. What then mufi have been the it agnd quicknefs of his fancy, when his en h was yet unimpaired by illnefs, and when y'oung in life curiofity was eager to know the world, and his paflions were ready to catch at every hook pleafure had batted for them. It rs no wonder that, thus formed and difpofed for en oy ment, he launched wildly into a career of illi patiou. Though under age, he found himfelf his Wu mafl'er, and m London. Hoc'fimte deri vata cinder! F rdrn that foures flowed all the in conveniences that attended him throughout the remainder of his life. The brilliancy of his wit, the vivacity of his humour, and his high relifh of facial enjoyment, foon brought him into high requeft with the men of tafle and literature, and with the voluptuous of all ranks; to the former he was ever attentive, and gladly embraced all Opportunities of alfociating with them ifthe lat ter often enfnared him, and won from him too great a portion of his time, it cannot be wondered at, confidering the greennefs of his years, the fen fibility of his temper, and the warmth of his ima gination. His finances were. Not anfwerable to the frequent draughts made upon him bythe ex. Travagance which naturally followed He was allowed two hundred pounds a-year by his father, which, as he hrmfelf ufed to fay, 9' any body might pay that would. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq., Vol. 8 of 12: With the Life of the Author In wloiclo more of t/oetalente of Mr. Benjamin will appear, as Well a: fwbo tbi: extraordinary per/on cwae. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.