Book V (1761-1762), Ch. 1.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1760-1767)
“One cannot become a saint when one works sixteen hours a day.”
Act 5, sc. 2
The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
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