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" There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety — where whim, and sense, and seriousness, and nonsense, are so blended, that all the languages of Babel set loose together could not express them — they are communicated and caught so instantaneously,... "
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: & A Sentimental Journey ... - Page 277
by Laurence Sterne - 1900
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A sentimental journey through France and Italy

Laurence Sterne - British - 1802 - 284 pages
...I, shaking my head a little — No, said she, doing the same thing. -\ y. . \ • J/- • ..* ,1 1 express them — they are communicated and caught...instantaneously, that you can scarce say which party is the infecter. ['leave it to your men of words to swell pages about it — it is enough in the present to...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...: With a Life of the Author, Written by ...

Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 296 pages
...not exprefs them— they are communicated and caught fo inftantaneouf• ly, that you can fcarce fay which party is the infector. I leave it to your men of words to fwell pages about it it is enough in the prefent to fay again, the gloves would not do; fo folding...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne ...

Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1803 - 496 pages
...not exprefs them : — they are communicated and caught fo inftantaneouily, that you can fcarce fay which party is the infector. I leave it to your men of words to fwell pages about it, — it is enough in the prefent to fay again, the gloves would not do ; fo folding...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...my head a little. — No, said she, doing the same thing. There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety, where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...communicated and caught so instantaneously, that you. can scarcely say which party is the infector. I leave it to your men of words to swell pages about it —...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M.: A sentimental journey through France ...

Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 430 pages
...little — No, said she, doing the same thing. There are certain combined looks of simple •siabtilty where whim, and sense, and seriousness, and nonsense are so blended, that all the languages of liabel set loose together, could not express them — they are communicated and caught so instantaneously,...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne: With a Life of the Author, Volume 3

Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1813 - 310 pages
...ray head a little.— No said she, doing the same thing. There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety, — where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...instantaneously, that you can scarce say which party is the infcctor. I leave it to your men of words to swell pages about it, — it is enough in the present...
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Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs ..., Volume 2

Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...whenever it would endeavour to please.—Goldsmith. MCCXLI. There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety, where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...nonsense, are so blended, that all the languages of Uabel set loose together coald not express them; they are communicated and caught so instantaneously,...
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Laconics, Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors: In Three Volumes, Volume 2

Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 372 pages
...whenever it would endeavour to please. — Goldsmith. MCCXLL There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety, where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...scarce say which party is the infector. I leave it to yonr men of words to swell pages about it. — Sterne. MCCXLIL I charge thce, fling away ambition ;...
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Laconics: Or the Best Words of the Best Authors ...

John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...whenever it would endeavour to please. — Goldsmith. MCCXLI. There are certain combined looks of simple subtlety, where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...that you can scarce say which party is the infector. 1 leave it to your men of words to swell pages about it. — Sterne. MCCXLJI. I charge thee, fling...
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The Works of Laurence Sterne: In One Volume, with a Life of the Author

Laurence Sterne - France - 1864 - 440 pages
...my head a little. — No, said she, doing the same thing. There are certain combined looksof simple subtlety, — where whim, and sense, and seriousness,...which party is the infector. I leave it to your men of worda to swell pages about it, — it is enough in the present to say again, the gloves would not do;...
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