The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding].

  • Henry Fielding
Date:
1755
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Credit: The journal of a voyage to Lisbon / [Henry Fielding]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ting almoft fixteen hours in the twenty-” four, in the moft unwholefome, as well as naufeous air in the univerfe, and which hath in his cafe corrupted a good conftitution without contaminating his morals. But, not to trouble the reader with anecdotes, contrary to my own rule laid down in my preface, I affine him I thought my family was very flenderly provided for; and that my health began to decline fo faff, that I had very little mo e of life left to accomplifh what I had thought of too late. I rejoiced therefore greatly in feeing an opportu¬ nity, as I apprehended, of gaining inch merit in the eye of the public, that if not make much by being as great a rogue as he could be, would have required more confidence ih in I believe he had in me, and more of his con- verfation than he chofe to allow7 me ; I therefore refigned the office, and the farther execution of my plan to my brother, who had long been my affiflant. And now, 1 eit the cafe between me and the reader fhould be the fame in both instances as it was between me and the great man, I will not add another word on the fubjedt. C 2