 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...  A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italyvon Laurence Sterne - 1798Auszug - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1850 - 298 Seiten
...gravity — not to gravity as such, for when gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; but he...enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or for folly ; and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1853 - 190 Seiten
...— 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...enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or forfolly : and then, whenever it fell in his... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 518 Seiten
...; not to gravity as such, — for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave and serious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; but he...enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or for folly ; and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 516 Seiten
...as such, — for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave and serious of mortal raen tor days and weeks together ; but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or for folly ; and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 588 Seiten
...to gravity as such ; — j for, where gravity was wanted, he would lie the j most grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together; — but...enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or for folly : and then, whenever it fell in his... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1855 - 448 Seiten
...days and weeks together; but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly : and then, whenever it fell in his way, however sheltered and protected, he seldom gave it much quarter. Sometimes, in his Wild way of talking,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1857 - 532 Seiten
...was wanted, he would be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; but lie was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly : and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 818 Seiten
...as such, — for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave and serious of mortal men lor days and weeks together ; but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or tor folly : and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1864 - 440 Seiten
...for where gravity was wanted, he would be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days and week* together; but he was an enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or for folly : and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne, David Herbert - 1872 - 512 Seiten
...-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...enemy to the affectation of it, and declared open war against it only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance or for folly : and then, whenever it fell in his... | |
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