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Quotation from Amelia by Henry Fielding

“A good heart will at all times betray the best head in the world”

Henry Fielding (spoken by Booth, to Miss Matthews)

Amelia, Book II, Ch. ii

Booth, recounting his courtship in the prison, defends Amelia's apparent simplicity; the remark ironically fits his own warm-hearted imprudence.

Citation: "A good heart will at all times betray the best head in the world" — Henry Fielding, Amelia, Book II, Ch. ii. (id fielding-amelia-q2)

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