 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1850 - 448 Seiten
...selfishness of their lives and their education. Since the author of Tom Jones was buried, uo writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost power a MAN. "VVe must drape him, and give him a certain conventional simper. Society will not tolerate the Natural... | |
 | 1851 - 778 Seiten
...writer of fiction has been permitted to depict, to his utmost power, a man ; he must be draped, and have a certain conventional simper. Society will not tolerate the natural in our art ; many ladies hare remonstrated, and subscribers left me, because, in the course of the story, I described a young... | |
 | John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1858 - 422 Seiten
...boldly as he desired, and where he laments that since the author of "Tom Jones" was buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost power a Man. There is rife amongst us a spirit of pedantry (not less contemptible than that which for generations... | |
 | 1860 - 64 Seiten
...and entertaining. In another place he says, " Since the author of ' Tom Jones' was buried, no -writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to...him, and give him a certain conventional simper." A better reason is, that only by the treatment he has adopted can his figures be brought within the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 528 Seiten
...selfishness of their lives and their education. Since the author of "Tom Jones" was buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to...conventional simper. Society will not tolerate the Natural in oar Art Many ladies have remonstrated and subscribers left me, because, in the course of the story,... | |
 | 1879 - 470 Seiten
...considerations of literary art. " Since the author of ' Tom Jones ' was buried," says Thackeray, " no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to...utmost power a man. We must drape him and give him the conventional simper." Absolutely nothing stands between truth and the writer of French fiction,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1879 - 396 Seiten
...favourite, but in some degree a model. " Since the author of ' Tom Jones ' was buried," he says, " no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost power a Man." And I could not better describe what was, in my opinion, Thackeray's conception of his proper function... | |
 | 1880 - 556 Seiten
...selfishness of their time and their education. Since the author of Tom Jones was buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost power a MAN. We must shape him, and give him a certain conventional temper." Then he rebukes his audience because they will... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 876 Seiten
...selfishness of their lives and their education. Since the author of Tom Jones was buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to...drape him, and give him a certain conventional simper. Societ}' will not tolerate the Natural in our Art. Many ladies have remonstrated and subscribers left... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 856 Seiten
...foibles and selfishness of their education. ' Since the author of " Tom Jones " v.-as buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost powers a num. We must drape him, and give him a certain conventional simper. Society will not tolerate... | |
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Tom Jones " was buried, no writer of fiction among us has been permitted to depict to his utmost power a MAN. 
