Quote by Henry Fielding

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a species.

I describe not men, but manners; not an individual, but a sp

Summary

This quote suggests that the focus of the speaker's descriptions is not on specific individuals, but rather on general behavioral patterns and characteristics exhibited by humans as a whole. Rather than examining individual personality traits, the speaker aims to understand and analyze broader patterns of behavior and etiquette that define the human species as a whole.

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Men Manners Individual Species

By Henry Fielding

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