Book VI (1761-1762), Ch. 8. Compare: "But sad as angels for the good man’s sin, Weep to record, and blush to give it in", Thomas Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, part ii, line 357.
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Book IV (1761-1762), Ch. 26.
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Book III (1761-1762), Ch. 9. Compare: "Great wits jump", John Byrom, The Nimmers; Earl of Buckingham, The Chances, act. iv, scene 1; "Good wits jump", Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, part II, ch. 38.
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Book VII, Ch. 11.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767)
“Our armies swore terribly in Flanders, cried my uncle Toby, — but nothing to this.”
For my own part, I could not have a heart to curse my dog so.
Book III, Ch. 11.
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“Go poor Devil, get thee gone, why should I hurt thee?”
This world surely is wide enough to hold both thee and me.
Book II, Ch. 12 (Uncle Toby to the fly).
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767)
“A man who laughs will never be dangerous.”
The Passport, Versailles.
Original: (fr) Un homme qui rit, said the duke, ne sera jamais dangereux.
Source: A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)
The Remise, Calais.
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)
“I was at peace with the world before, and this finish’d the treaty with myself.”
Calais.
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)