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Page 117
... Sternes , during the 1740s , were especially vulnerable . In addition to Sterne's short - lived daughter , his cousin Richard died in 1744 , aged thirty - seven , Richard's daughter , Mary , in 1745 , aged ten , and Sterne's other ...
... Sternes , during the 1740s , were especially vulnerable . In addition to Sterne's short - lived daughter , his cousin Richard died in 1744 , aged thirty - seven , Richard's daughter , Mary , in 1745 , aged ten , and Sterne's other ...
Page 180
... Sterne's hands . Indeed , he remained sympathetic to Sterne's self - destructive bent and , on hearing of his death , made this revealing comment on his life and the London that had acclaimed him : ' Poor Sterne ... was the idol of the ...
... Sterne's hands . Indeed , he remained sympathetic to Sterne's self - destructive bent and , on hearing of his death , made this revealing comment on his life and the London that had acclaimed him : ' Poor Sterne ... was the idol of the ...
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... Sterne to Richard Griffith , the author of The Triumvirate . In the preface to that work , Griffith had made some mixed comments on Sterne's writing , calling him an ' anomalous , heteroclite genius ' , 61 praising his benevolence but ...
... Sterne to Richard Griffith , the author of The Triumvirate . In the preface to that work , Griffith had made some mixed comments on Sterne's writing , calling him an ' anomalous , heteroclite genius ' , 61 praising his benevolence but ...
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS page xiii | 1 |
When They Begot Me | 33 |
Heygomad | 45 |
Copyright | |
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