 Tis true," said I, correcting the proposition, "the Bastile is not an evil to be despised; but strip it of its towers, fill up the fosse, unbarricade the doors, call it simply a confinement, and suppose 'tis some tyrant of a distemper and not of a man...  A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy - Seite 93von Laurence Sterne - 1841 - 172 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Laurence Sterne - 1779 - 208 Seiten
...unbarricade the doors — call it fimply a confinement, and fuppol'e 'tis 1'ome tyrant of a diftemper — - and not of a man which holds you in it — the evil vanifhes, and you bear the other half without complamt, I was interrupted in the hey-day of this folildquy,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1782 - 168 Seiten
...fuppofe 'tis fome tyrant of a diftemper—and not of a man which holds you in it—the evil vanifoes, and you bear the other half without complaint. I WAS interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy, with' a voice which I took to be of a child, which complained " it " could not get out."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 Seiten
...BEAUTIES OF STERNE. I45 doors • call it fimply a confmement, and fuppofe 'tis feme tyrant of a diftemper and not of a man which holds you in it the evil vanifhes, ami you bear the other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of tins foliloquy,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 262 Seiten
...unbarricade the doors — call it fimply a confinement, and fuppofe 'tis fome tyrant of a diftemper — and not of a man which holds you in it the evil vanifhes, and you bear the other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1784 - 292 Seiten
...fonie tyrant of a diftemper — -—and not of a man whi?h holds you in it • the evil van ilhes, and you bear the other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy, with a yokewhiehl took to be of a child which complained * it could not get out." 1 looked... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1790 - 374 Seiten
...unbarricade the doors — call it fimply a confinement, and fuppofe 'tis feme tyrant of a diftemper — and not of a man which holds you in it — the evil vanifhes, and you bear the other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy,... | |
 | 1795 - 432 Seiten
...ment—and suppose it is some tyrant of a disr <*. temper—and not of a man which holds you " in it—the evil vanishes, and you bear the .*' '.other half without...complaint." " I was interrupted in the hey-day of this solib„ qoy with a voice which I took to be of a ehild, which .which complainedi // could not get... | |
 | 302 Seiten
...'tis' fome tyrant of a diftempcr, and not of a man, which holds you in it, halt 'the evil vanifhes, and you bear the other half without complaint. "I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy, by a voice which 1 took to be of a child, complaining "it could not get •out." ^1 looked... | |
 | 1797 - 522 Seiten
...'tis fome tyrant of a diilcmper, and not of a man— which ho'.Js you in it — the evil vaniihes, and you bear the other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foliloquy, with a voice which I took to be of a child, which complained " it could " not get out."... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 Seiten
...— imbarricade the doorscall it fimply a confinement, and fuppofe 'tis forae tyrant of a dilb-mper, and not of a man— which holds you in it — the evil vaniihcs, and you bear ihe other half without complaint. I was interrupted in the hey-day of this foUloquy,... | |
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