A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, Band 1

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T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1768 - 208 Seiten
A contemporary fair copy of Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey.

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Seite 16 - I, the unfortunate of our own country, -surely, have the first rights ; and I have left thousands in distress upon our own shore. The monk gave a cordial wave with his head, — as much as to say, No doubt, there is misery enough in every corner of the world, as well as within our convent.
Seite 86 - The learned Smelfungus travelled from Boulogne to Paris — from Paris to Rome — and so on — but he set out with the spleen and jaundice, and every object he passed by was discoloured or distorted — He wrote an account of them, but 'twas nothing but the account of his miserable feelings.
Seite 153 - I walked up gravely to the window in my dusty black coat, and looking through the glass saw all the world in yellow, blue, and green, running at the ring of pleasure.
Seite 201 - ... vivre, was by seeing a great deal both of men and manners; it taught us mutual toleration; and mutual toleration, concluded he, making me a bow, taught us mutual love.
Seite 126 - Germany; but having in one week lost two of the eldest of them by the small-pox, and the youngest falling ill of the same distemper, he was afraid of being bereft of them all; and made a vow, if Heaven would not take him from him also, he would go in gratitude to St lago in Spain.
Seite 161 - HAIL ye small sweet courtesies of life, for smooth do ye make the road of it! like grace and beauty which beget inclinations to love at first sight : 'tis ye who open this door and let the stranger in.
Seite 11 - ... wrinkles in it before their time, agreed to the account. It was one of those heads which Guido has often painted mild, pale penetrating, free from all commonplace ideas of fat contented ignorance looking downwards upon the earth it look'd forwards ; but look'd, as if it look'd at something beyond this world.
Seite 123 - AND this, said he, putting the remains of a crust into his wallet, and this should have been thy portion, said he, hadst thou been alive to have shared it with me.
Seite 8 - Now, was I a King of France, cried I what a moment for an orphan to have begg'd his father's portmanteau of me! The Monk — Calais I HAD scarce uttered the words, when a poor monk of the order of St. Francis came into the room to beg something for his convent.

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