| Show AUTHORS OF THE PAST was for many years a victim of acute rheumatism lie could use only his tongue and his lands all his brilliant works were written on a portfolio placed on his knees FIELDING often made a jest of the poor reception met with by liis works on the title page of one of his comedies he says it ay iy printed riot as it was acted ant as it was damned i was the dutch idea most of his are on subjects drawn from the scriptures in the deliverance of the children of israel the principal actor was the almighty |
