 | Tobias Smollett - 1780 - 580 Seiten
...was no better, but often worle, than what a French wit had long ago defined it; viz. 'A myfte* nous carriage of the body to cover ? the defects of the...definition of gravity, Yorick, with great imprudence would -fay, deferved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he was a man unbacknied and unpraftifed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 336 Seiten
...defetts of the mind; T— which definition of gravity, Torick, with great imprudence, would fay, deferved to be wrote in letters of gold. • But, in plain truth, he was a man unhackneyed and unpractifed in the world, and was altogether as indifcreet and foolifh on every other fubjecl: of difcourfe... | |
 | 1781 - 602 Seiten
...what a French wit had long ago defined it ; vit. ' A myfte» ' riou* carriage of the body to eenrer 1 the defects of the mind -. '—which definition of gravity, Yorick, with great imprudence would lay, deferved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he wac a man unhacknied and unpractifed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 284 Seiten
...it was no « better , but often worse , than what a French wit « had long ago defined it — viz. A mysterious « carriage of the body , to cover the...defects of « the mind : — which definition of gravity , Yo« rick , with great imprudence , would say , de« served to be wrote in letters of gold. « But... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 540 Seiten
...no better, but often worfe, than what a French wit had long ago defined it, — viz. A nii/Jterinus carriage of the body to cover the defects of the mind ; — which definition of gravitv, York'-;, with great imprudence, would lav, deferVed to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 528 Seiten
...mind\ — which de. finition finition of gravity, Yorick, with great imprudence, would fay, deferved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he was a man unhackneyed and unpra&ifed in the world, and was altogether as indifcreet and foolilh on every other fubjecl; of difcouife... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...pretensions, — it was no better, but often worse, than what a French wit had long ago defined it, viz. — A mysterious carriage of the body to cover the defects of the mind. T. SHANDY. O BLESSED health! thou art above all gold and treasure ; 'tis thou who enlargest the soul,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 528 Seiten
...pretensions, — it was no better, but often worse, than what a French wit had long ago defined it, — viz. A mysterious carriage of the body, to cover the defects...— which definition of gravity, Yorick, with great inprudence, would say, deserved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he was a man unhackneyed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 408 Seiten
...pretensions, — it was no better, but often worse, than what a French wit had long ago defined it, — viz. A mysterious carriage of the body, to cover the defects...— which definition of gravity, Yorick, with great inprudence, would say, deserved to be wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he was a man unhackneyed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1816 - 304 Seiten
...mind ; — —whieh definition of gravity, Yoritk, with great imprudenee, would say, desewed to he wrote in letters of gold. But, in plain truth, he was a man unhaekneyed and unpraetised in the world, and was ahogether as indisereet and foolish on every oiher... | |
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... twas a taught trick to gain credit of the world for more sense and knowledge than a man was worth; and that, with all its pretensions,— it was no better, but often worse, than what a French wit had long ago defined it,— viz. "A mysterious carriage... 
