THE JOURNAL of a Voyage to Lisbon: The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon: Henry Fielding's Personal Account of his Journey to LisbonPrabhat Prakashan, 01/01/2021 - 298 páginas The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon by Henry Fielding: The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon is a travelogue by Henry Fielding that recounts his journey to the Portuguese city of Lisbon for medical treatment. Fielding's witty and observant narrative not only captures the details of his voyage but also provides insights into the cultural and social aspects of 18th-century Lisbon. With a blend of humor and introspection, Fielding's journal offers a unique glimpse into his personal experiences and the world around him. Key Aspects of the Book "The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon": Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist, playwright, and magistrate. He is best known for his novels, including Tom Jones and Joseph Andrews, which are regarded as classics of English literature. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon showcases Fielding's skill as a writer and his ability to combine humor with keen observations of human nature. |
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... Nature is not, any more than a great genius, always admirable in her productions, and therefore the traveler, who may be called her commentator, should not expect to find everywhere subjects worthy of his notice. It is certain, indeed ...
... nature hath been a most parsimonious distributor of her richest talents, and hath seldom bestowed many on the same person. But, on the other hand, why there should scarce exist a single writer of this kind worthy our regard; and, whilst ...
... nature in both, without inquiring whether Nature herself, or her journeyman the poet, formed the first pattern of the piece. But other writers (I will put Pliny at their head) have no such pretensions to indulgence; they lie for lying ...
... nature could represent to me as worth holding at all; the world may, I believe, without envy, allow me all the praise to which I have any title. My aim, in fact, was not praise, which is the last gift they care to bestow; at least, this ...
... nature, though it yet remains undiscovered, and perhaps will always remain so. Upon the reperusal of this book I found the bishop only asserting his opinion that tar-water might be useful in the dropsy, since he had known it to have a ...