The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Band 3

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J.F. Taylor, 1904
 

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Seite xlv - At the usual evening hour the chapel bell began to toll, and Thomas Newcome's hands outside the bed feebly beat time. And just as the last bell struck a peculiar sweet smile shone over his face, and he lifted up his head a little, and quickly said, 'Adsum!
Seite 97 - ... tis thou who enlargest the soul, — and openest all its powers to receive instruction and to relish virtue. — He that has thee, has little more to wish for; — and he that is so wretched as to want thee — wants every thing with thee. I have concentrated all that can be said upon this important head, said my father, into a very little room, therefore we'll read the chapter quite thro'.
Seite 151 - The sun looked bright the morning after, to every eye in the village but Le Fever's and his afflicted son's; the hand of death pressed heavy upon his eye-lids, and hardly could the wheel at the cistern turn round its circle, — when my uncle Toby, who had...
Seite 137 - ... twill be enough to give your honour your death, and bring on your honour's torment in your groin. I fear so, replied my uncle Toby; but I am not at rest in my mind, Trim, since the account the landlord has given me. — I wish I had not known so much of this affair, — added my uncle Toby, — or that I had known more of it: — How shall we manage it?
Seite 65 - I said) he was three years and something more, indefatigably at work, and at last, had scarce completed, by his own reckoning, one half of his undertaking: the misfortune was that I was all that time totally neglected and abandoned to my mother, and what was almost as bad, by the very delay, the first part of the work, upon which my father had spent the most of his pains, was rendered entirely useless, every day a page or two became of no consequence.
Seite 38 - London is dead! said Obadiah. — A green sattin night-gown o: mother's, which had been twice scoured, was the first idea which Obadiah's exclamation brought into Susannah's head. — Well might Locke write a chapter upon the imperfections of words. — Then, quoth Susannah, we must all go into mourning.
Seite 135 - I am persuaded, said my uncle Toby, as the landlord shut the door, he is a very compassionate fellow, Trim, yet I cannot help entertaining a high opinion of his guest too ; there must be something more than common in him that in so short a time should win so much upon the affections of his host. And of his whole family, added the Corporal ; for they are all concerned for him.
Seite 73 - Cutts't continued the corporal, clapping the forefinger of his right hand upon the thumb of his left, and counting round his hand, there was Cutts's, Mackay's...
Seite 32 - tis terrible no way — for consider, brother Toby, — when we are — death is not; — and when death is — we are not.
Seite 145 - The boy flew across the room to the bedside, and falling down upon his knee, took the ring in his hand, and kissed it too, then kissed his father, and sat down upon the bed and wept." " I wish," said my uncle Toby, with a deep sigh, " I wish, Trim, I was asleep." " Your Honour," replied the Corporal, " is too much concerned. Shall I pour your Honour out a glass of sack to your pipe ?" " Do, Trim,

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