The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Band 7

Cover
T. Becket and P.A. Dehont, in the Strand, 1765 - 160 Seiten
 

Ausgewählte Seiten

Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen

Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen

Beliebte Passagen

Seite 119 - I generally fall into conversation with him ; and surely never is my imagination so busy as in framing his responses from the etchings of his countenance — and where those carry me not deep enough in flying from my own heart into his, and seeing what is natural for an ass to think — as well as a man, upon the occasion.
Seite 123 - I pressed him to come in the poor beast was heavy loaded his legs seemed to tremble under him he hung rather backwards, and as I pulled at his halter, it broke short in my hand he looked up pensive in my face — "Don't thrash me with it — but if you will, you may
Seite 122 - Tis all, all bitterness to thee — whatever life is to others ! And now thy mouth, if one knew the truth of it, is as bitter, I dare say, as soot (for he had cast aside the stem), and thou hast not a friend perhaps in all this world that will give thee a macaroon.
Seite 121 - He turned his head thoughtful about, and looked wistfully the opposite way I understand thee perfectly, answered I If thou takest a wrong step in this affair, he will cudgel thee to death Well ! a minute is but a minute, and if it saves a fellow-creature a drubbing, it shall not be set down as ill spent.
Seite 101 - THIS is the most puzzled skein of all— for in this last chapter, as far at least as it has help'd me through Auxerre, I have been getting forwards in two different journies together, and with the same dash of the pen...
Seite 119 - I do not like to speak unkindly to him : on the contrary, meet him where I will, whether in town or country, in cart...
Seite 156 - I'll not go a step further Tis very well, Sir, said I — I never will argue a point with one of your family as long as I live ; so leaping off his back, and kicking off one boot into this ditch, and t'other into that — I'll take a dance, said I— so stay you here.
Seite 157 - Tie me up this tress, instantly', said Nannette, putting a piece of string into my hand. It taught me to forget I was a stranger. The whole knot fell down — we...
Seite 121 - Come, Honesty! said I, seeing it was impracticable to pass betwixt him and the gate art thou for coming in, or going out? The ass twisted his head round to look up the street Well — replied I — we'll wait a minute for thy driver: He turned his head thoughtful about, and looked wistfully the opposite way I understand thee perfectly, answered I -If thou takest a wrong step in this affair, he will cudgel thee to death Well!
Seite 122 - em, which I had just bought, and gave him one; — and, at this moment that I am telling it, my heart smites me that there was more of pleasantry in the conceit of seeing...

Bibliografische Informationen