It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

Henry Fielding

Amelia

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Topic

Dying Fear of death Death

Speaker

Captain William Booth

Author

Henry Fielding

Source

Amelia

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1751 1750s 18th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Fielding, Henry. Amelia. London: Andrew Millar, 1752, bk. 3, ch. 4.

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