Books with author Tobias Smollett

Excerpt from The Adventures of Telemachus, Vol. 2: The Son of UlyssesAt thefe words, Idomeneus, recpvered from his firlt emotion, 'feemed afhamed of his punélilious temper You fee, faid he to Mentor, what it is to be ufed to flattery. But as I am indebted to you for the fecurity of my infant realm, there is no truth that I will not hear with pleafure from your mouth. Let compafiion plead for an unhappy king, poifoned by flattery, and who, even in his misfortunes, never found any man generotzs enough to tell him the truth. No, I never found one man who loved me well enough to hazard my 'difpleafure by telling me the whole truth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 Adventures of Telemachus, Vol. 1: The Son of UlyssesCalypfo afionifhed, and affeéted by fo much wifdom and eloquence in fuch early youth, fur veyed him in filence, as if her eyes could never be fatisfied. At length, Telemachus, faid fhe, we will inform you of what has hap pened to'your father; but the fiory is long, and it is time for you to refreih yourfelf after all your fatigues: come to my habitation, where I will receive you as my own fon: come, and be a comfort to me in this folitude. I will crown you with happinefs, provided you are wife enough to enjoy your good fortune.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett M. D, Vol. 3: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings; Containing, the Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Part II., And Plays and PoemsThe mm which your lordlhip gave to the converfation of laft night, havin laid me under the neceflitypf vin~ dicating the flep I have lately taken in publifhing Me moirs of my Life, I think I have a right to demand your Opinion of the motives which I then explained; and this I all; by way of appeal to your judgment, from the fenti ments Of thofe who might perhaps think my inducements were weak or frivolous. For though no perfon in the company attempted to invalidate the arguments I advan ccd, I could perceive that one gentleman was not altogether convinced of the rectitude of that meafure You may re member, he dropped feveral diffenting hints, couched in the modeit exprefiions Of, witbfubmjflion to your lady/bip'r betterjua'gment - But, to be fare, you would not bane taken file/j afiep withoutfirfl t/ze cwfiguencer - four'bm evocation; were certainly wry great, alt/jozzg/j ilje wcrla' is apt to put ibe 'wmfi cozfirufiiom upon every thing - And other fuch prudential infinuations that are Often more difcon certing than the difplayed Objeflions of a declared an tagonift becaufe they feem to import fomething of great weight, which perfonal refpeét endeavours to fupprefs. Thefe fententious fragments made fuch impreflion upon my mind, that I have been all night long talking my re colleétion, in order to difcover the weak {ide Of my de~ fence; but, as one always fees through the mill of par tiality in one's own concerns, I mull have rccourfe to your difcernment, and ferioufly infill upon knowing how far you approve the 'juf'tification of, M y Lord, i Our Lordfhip's mull obedient fervan'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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 Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Vol. 3 of 4: In Which Are Included, Memoirs of a Lady of QualityPeregrine afiu1 ea him, he would with pleafure com plv w; th any requeft he fho ald ma alce, in behalf of two pe1fons whom he efieeme °d fo much. The lieutenant, with a waggiih fneer, which even the gravity of th: 11tuat ion could not pievent, thanked them both forthei good 1vill, telling the commod01e, lie was obliged to him 101 his fiiendfhip, in feeking to piomote him to the command of a veilel which ne bhimielf had wc1e out in the' 1e1 V1ce: that1 notwiti '111anding, he {hould be con tent to take charge of her, though he could not help being fhy of cm 1ing aiter fnch an able navigator.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.