Laurence Sterne: The Making of a Humorist, 1713-1762 |
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Page 105
... human- ity ' in her treatment of Elijah . As the story continues , Sterne's imagination fills in the bare outlines ... humanity . . . . No man that hath not divested himself of humanity can be cruel and hard - hearted to others , without ...
... human- ity ' in her treatment of Elijah . As the story continues , Sterne's imagination fills in the bare outlines ... humanity . . . . No man that hath not divested himself of humanity can be cruel and hard - hearted to others , without ...
Page 115
... human propensity to folly , he is just as intent on awaking our sympathy for the two Shandy brothers as men who , for all their crazy whims and fantasies , have kind and sensitive hearts . So , too , in his portrait of Corporal Trim ...
... human propensity to folly , he is just as intent on awaking our sympathy for the two Shandy brothers as men who , for all their crazy whims and fantasies , have kind and sensitive hearts . So , too , in his portrait of Corporal Trim ...
Page 152
... Humanity & good nature'— if there is need of material to fill up three volumes , the Political Romance ' may be added to the Fag end ' . Yet , he adds , ' I have 2 Reasons why I wish it ... human nature has met with from 152 LAURENCE STERNE.
... Humanity & good nature'— if there is need of material to fill up three volumes , the Political Romance ' may be added to the Fag end ' . Yet , he adds , ' I have 2 Reasons why I wish it ... human nature has met with from 152 LAURENCE STERNE.
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