Laurence Sterne: The Making of a Humorist, 1713-1762 |
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... never contradicted . Robert Davies , in his Memoirs of the York Press , sur- mises that this paper was the York Journal , or Protestant Courant , first published on Tuesday , November 26th , 1745 , in the year of the second Stuart ...
... never contradicted . Robert Davies , in his Memoirs of the York Press , sur- mises that this paper was the York Journal , or Protestant Courant , first published on Tuesday , November 26th , 1745 , in the year of the second Stuart ...
Page 116
... never in so melancholy a one as this , I would not have drawn a tricker in it , against these poor souls , —to have been made a general officer . - Why ? what do you understand of the affair ? said Dr Slop , looking towards Trim with ...
... never in so melancholy a one as this , I would not have drawn a tricker in it , against these poor souls , —to have been made a general officer . - Why ? what do you understand of the affair ? said Dr Slop , looking towards Trim with ...
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... never to give the gentleman a worse word or a worse wish than my uncle Toby gave the fly which buzz'd about his nose all dinner - time ; -Go , -go poor devil , quoth he , get thee gone , -Why should I hurt thee ? this world is surely ...
... never to give the gentleman a worse word or a worse wish than my uncle Toby gave the fly which buzz'd about his nose all dinner - time ; -Go , -go poor devil , quoth he , get thee gone , -Why should I hurt thee ? this world is surely ...
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