 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 396 pages
...mother made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest,— and has wit in it, and instruction too— if we can but find it out. —Here is the scafjbld-work of INSTRUCTION, its true point of folly without the building behind if... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1813 - 376 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out. — Here is the scaffold-work of instruction ; its true point of folly, without the building behind... | |
 | James Watson - 1820 - 160 pages
...relative -to Him--— •» AFTER, AND Tx v. i: It n ARE SUBJOINED •• Every thing in tills world is big with jest, and has wit in it, " And instruction too — if we can but find it out." --- ——STERN F. MANCHESTER • PRINTED FOR THE KDITOKS, BY GEORGE CAVE. 1820. PREJUDICE is the greatest... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out. — Here is the scaffold-work of Instruction ; its true point of folly, without the building behind... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, ce or no ; — being once in it, — he acts as if he did, and — Here is the scaffold-work of Instruction ; its true point of folly, without the building behind... | |
 | Phrenology - 1827 - 674 pages
...is well expressed in the following sentiment : — " Every thing in this world," said my father, " is big with " jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, if we could but " find it out." Sterne's mind was of a cast that was better VOL. IV— No XIV. P fitted to... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1830 - 432 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in the world, said my father, is big with jest, — and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out — Here is the scaffold-work of INSTRUCTION, its true point of folly, without the i:. • mi M. behind... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - British - 1832 - 416 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out. ; — Here is the scaffold-work of instruction ; its true point of folly, without the building behind... | |
 | Laurence Sterne, Sir Walter Scott - 1832 - 542 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out. — Here is the scaffold-work of instruction ; its true point of folly, without the building behind... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1834 - 440 pages
...mother, made a low bow, and fell back to the side of the room. Every thing in the world, said my father, is big with jest, — and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if wo can but find it out. — Here is the scaffold-work of INSTRUcTION, its true point of folly, without... | |
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Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest, and has wit in it, and instruction too, — if we can but find it out. 
