 I would go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horse worth riding on, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore.  The Worcester Talisman - Page 1711828Full view - About this book
 | Laurence Sterne - Clergy - 1803 - 540 pages
...go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horfe worth riding on, to kifs the hand of that man whofe generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands, — be pleafed he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. Great Apollo ! if thou art in a giving humour, •... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...— though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting. I would go fifty miles on foot , to kiss the hand...pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. STERNE. CHAP. IV. On Negroes. ' VV HEN Tom , an' please your honour, got to the shop , there was nobody... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 374 pages
...criticism is the most tormenting ! I would go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horse worth riding on, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reins of his magination into his author's hands,.... be pleased he knows not why, and cares not •wherefore.' Great... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...world—-though the cant ef hypocrites may be the word—the cant of criticifin is the mod tormenting! I WOULD go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man, whofe generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands—be pleafed... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...— though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reigns of his imagination into his author's hands — *be pkased he knows not why, and care not wherefore.... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 306 pages
...would go fifty miles on foot, for I have nota horfe worth riding on, to kils the hand of that man whole generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his author's hands—be pleated he knows not Tvhy, and cares not wherefore. give me I alk no more, but one ftroke... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1808 - 528 pages
...go fifty miles on foot, for I have not a horfe worth riding on, to kifs the hand of that man.whofc generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his authors hands, — be pleafed he knows not why, and cares not wherefore. Great Apollo! if thou art... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...— though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! I would go fifty miles on foot to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reigns of his imagination into his author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore.... | |
 | Horse racing - 1812 - 422 pages
...muffins), I took up a volume of Tristram Shandy. The following passage in it suited my ideas to a T. :— " I would go fifty miles on foot to kiss the hand of...heart will give up the reins of his imagination into the author's hands — be pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore." How excessively appropriate... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...* though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting ! I would go fifty miles on foot, to kiss the hand of that man, whose generous heart will give up the reigns of his imagination into his author's hands bfi pleased he knows not why, and cares not wherefore.... | |
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