Laurence Sterne: The Making of a Humorist, 1713-1762 |
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... uncle Toby , for I always forget ? -Seven , answered Dr Slop . Humph ! -said my uncle Toby ; tho ' not accented as a note of acquiescence , but as an interjection of that particular species of surprise , when a man in looking into a ...
... uncle Toby , for I always forget ? -Seven , answered Dr Slop . Humph ! -said my uncle Toby ; tho ' not accented as a note of acquiescence , but as an interjection of that particular species of surprise , when a man in looking into a ...
Page 185
... Uncle Toby , now retired from active service , was in his day a valiant and skilful campaigner . In their relations with each other , moreover , these two are simple kindly people , whimsical certainly , but never so bemused by their ...
... Uncle Toby , now retired from active service , was in his day a valiant and skilful campaigner . In their relations with each other , moreover , these two are simple kindly people , whimsical certainly , but never so bemused by their ...
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... Uncle Toby's opinion , is ' somewhat fanciful ' in requiring all these accomplishments in a single man . For Sterne , as for Yorick and Uncle Toby , though not for the over - philosophical Squire , it is sufficient that he should be ...
... Uncle Toby's opinion , is ' somewhat fanciful ' in requiring all these accomplishments in a single man . For Sterne , as for Yorick and Uncle Toby , though not for the over - philosophical Squire , it is sufficient that he should be ...
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