 | Laurence Sterne - 1760 - 196 pages
...or ferious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; — but he was an .enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it...folly ; and then, whenever it fell In his way, however flickered and protected, he feldom gave it much quarter. Sometimes, in his wild way of talking, he... | |
 | 1774 - 846 pages
...grave and ferious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; -. but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it...he feldom gave it much quarter. {£ Sometimes, in hU wild way of Hiking, he would fay that gravity was an erranr Icoundrel; and he would add, — •... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - France - 1774 - 338 pages
...t grave or ferious of moral men for days and weeks together; but he was an enemy to the affedtation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it appeared a cloak tor ignorance or for folly ; and then, whenever it fell in his way,, however flickered and protected,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1776 - 300 pages
...grave and ferio.us of mortal men for days and weeks together ;—but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it...folly ; and then, whenever it fell in his way, however fhcitered and pro(ftcted, he feldom gave it much quarter. SomeSometimes, in his wild way of walking,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 336 pages
...grave or ferious of mortal men for days and weeks together ;— but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open 'war againft it, only as...folly : and then, whenever it fell in his way, however fhckered and protected, he feldom gave it much quarter. Sometimes, in his wild way of talking, he would... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Adventure stories, English - 1780 - 580 pages
...together— but he was an enemy to the affeftation of it, and declared open war igainft it, only м it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly— and then, whenever it fell in his way, however flickered and protected, he ici« dorn gaye it much quarter. Sometimes, in his wild way of talk» ing,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - Clergy - 1803 - 540 pages
...and weeks together ;— but he was an enemy to the atfeo tution of it, and declared open war agamlt it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly: and then, \\henever it fell in his way, however iheltered and protected, he ieldom ga\6 it much quarter. Sometimes,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 374 pages
...days and weeks together; but he was an enemy to the affe6lation of if, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or...folly ; and then, whenever it fell in his way, however sheltered and protected, he seldom gave it much quarter. Sometimes, in 1.1sw!d way of talking, he woulvL... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1808 - 528 pages
...grave or ferious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; — but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it...folly : and then, whenever it fell in his way, however meltered and protected, he feldom gave it much quarter. Sometimes, in his wild way of talking, he would... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 306 pages
...grave-. or ferious of. mortal men for days and weeks togetheri but he was an enemy to the affeftation of it, and declared open war againft it, only as it appeared a cloke for ignorance or for folly i and then, whenever it fell into his way, however ihckered and protected,... | |
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Yorick had an invincible dislike and opposition in his nature to gravity; not to gravity as such, for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together; — but he was an enemy to the affectation... 
