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Quotation from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
“He hath also, by reflection on his past follies, acquired a discretion and prudence very uncommon in one of his lively parts.”
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book XVIII, Chapter xii (Project Gutenberg #6593)
In the closing chapter the narrator reports how marriage and Allworthy's company have completed Tom's character.
Citation: "He hath also, by reflection on his past follies, acquired a discretion and prudence very uncommon in one of his lively parts." — Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book XVIII, Chapter xii (Project Gutenberg #6593). (id fielding-tom-jones-q8)
Virtues: Prudence
Portrait: Henry Fielding, Unknown engraver, Public domain.
