| Joseph Bunn Heidler - 1928 - 196 Seiten
...even more pointedly in Book III, Chapter XII. And what of this new book the whole world makes such a rout about? — Oh! 'tis out of all plumb, my lord, — quite an irregular thing! — not one "' Sterne, Laurence; Works, ed. WL Cross, New York, JF Taylor & Co., 1904, VII,... | |
| Elizabeth Kraft - 1992 - 238 Seiten
...this new book the whole world makes such a rout about?—Oh! 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord,—quite an irregular thing!—not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle.—I had my rule and compasses, &c. my Lord, in my pocket.—Excellent critic!" (1: 213). The... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1996 - 468 Seiten
...the stop-watch, my Lord. - Excellent observer! And what of this new book the whole world makes such a rout about? - Oh! 'tis out of all plumb, my Lord, - quite an irregular thing! - not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. - I had my rule and compasses,... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1793 - 222 Seiten
...narrowly look? 1 looked only at the flop watch, my lord.— —Excellent obferver ! And what of t!. is new book the whole world makes fuch a rout about ?...'tis out of all plumb, my lord,' quite an irregular thing !— — not one of the angles at the iour corners was a right angle. — • — I had my rule... | |
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