 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
 | John Hall-Stevenson - 1902 - 154 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 cloke for ignorance or for folly ; and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1904 - 672 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 for folly: and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche - 1904 - 530 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Walter Sichel - 1910 - 432 Seiten
...days or 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 thinking,... | |
 | Walter Sichel - 1910 - 420 Seiten
...such ; — for when gravity was wanted he could be the most grave or serious of mortal men for days or 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... | |
 | William Chislett - 1918 - 190 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 his... | |
 | William Chislett - 1918 - 178 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 his... | |
 | J. Prinsen - 1925 - 558 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 for folly: and then, whenever it fell in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1926 - 292 Seiten
...gravity; not to gravity as such; for where gravity was wanted, he would be the mosl: grave or serious of mortal men for days and weeks together ; — but he was an enemy to the affe&ation of it, and declared open war againsl: it, only as it appeared a cloak for ignorance, or... | |
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