 With all this sail, poor Yorick carried not one ounce of ballast; he was utterly unpractised in the world; and, at the age of twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a romping, unsuspicious girl of thirteen : So that upon...  A sentimental journey through France and Italy - Page 17by Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 511 pagesFull view - About this book
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...aught I knew there might be fome policy is wont to iitipref* reftraint. briflc gale of his fpirits, as you will imagine, ran him foul ten times in a day of fome body's tackling; and as the grave and more flow-paced •ere of rencft in his way ; you may likewife... | |
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...unfufpicious girl of thirteen : So that upon his firft fetting out, the brifk gale of his fpirits, as you will imagine, ran him foul ten times in a day of fome body's tackling, and as the grave and more flow paced were ofteneft in his way ;—you may likewife... | |
 | English fiction - 1781 - 602 pages
...unfulpicioas girl of thii tctn— fo that upon his firft letting out, the brifk gale of bis fpirits, as you will imagine, ran him foul ten times in a day o> lomcbody's tackling; and as the Jtwe and more flow-paced were often«ft in his way— you may likewile... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - Novelists, English - 1783 - 338 pages
...romping, unfufpicious girl of thirteen: So that upon his firft fctting out, the bnfk gale of his fpirits, as you will imagine, ran him foul ten times in a day of fomebody's tackling; and as the grave and more flow-paced were ofteneft in his way,-- vou may likewife... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 374 pages
...age of twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a romping unsuspicious girl of thirteen : So that upon his first setting...tackling ; and as the grave and more slowpaced were oftenestin his way,. ..you may likewise imagine, 'twas with such he generally had the ill luck to get... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 528 pages
...age of twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a romping unsuspicious girl of thirteen : so that upon his first setting...tackling ; and as the grave and more slow-paced were oitenest in his way,- you may likewise imagine, 'twas with such he had generally the ill luck to get... | |
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...a rompmg unsuspieious girl of ** thirteen : So that, upon his first setting out, the hrisk gate 44 of his spirits, as you will imagine, ran him foul, ten times w in a day, of somehody 's taekling ; and as the grave and n more slow-paeed were oftenest in his way,... | |
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...age Cf twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a rompina, unsuspicious girl of thirteen : so that upon his first setting...way, -you may likewise imagine, 'twas with such he had generally the ill-luck to get the most entangled. For aught I know there might be some mixture... | |
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...age of twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a romping, unsuspicious girl of thirteen : so that upon his first setting...way, you may likewise imagine, 'twas with such he had generally the ill-luck to get the most entangled. For aught I know there might be some mixture... | |
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...age of twenty-six, knew just about as well how to steer his course in it, as a romping, unsuspicious pre-engagements, all enter the lists too ; and, if...pell-mell, upon the old prizefighting stage of Flanders ofttnest in his way, -you may likewise imagine, 'twas with such he had generally the ill-luck to get... | |
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