How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
You and I, said Peter, have different notions of charity. I do not like the word, nor do I think it becomes one of us gentlemen; it is a mean parson-like quality […]. (3.13.1)
Burn. Peter Pounce has a pretty interesting thesis about how charity only appeals to a certain class of people. Do you think Fielding would agree?
Quote #8
I wonder, sir, after the many great obligations you have had to this family, that you will ungratefully show any respect to a fellow who hath been turned out of it for his misdeeds. (4.2.1)
Burn squared. Lady Booby lays it on thick in an effort to convince Adams that he's being uncharitable. Luckily, she fails. It seems like Adams has too good of a heart to be misled by Lady Booby's lies and manipulation.
Quote #9
The story of the miser, who from long accustoming to cheat others, came at last to cheat himself, and with great delight and triumph, picked his own pocket of a guinea […]. (4.7.1)
Fielding loves this kind of story. Here, we've got a guy so blinded by greed that he picks his own pocket. That may seem ridiculous, but it's actually a pretty good metaphor for the way being totally uncharitable ends up hurting you in the end, sometimes in unexpected ways.