 Make the most of it you can, said I to myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower ;— and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. — Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. — But with nine livres a day,...  The Works of Laurence Sterne ... - Seite 132von Laurence Sterne - 1783Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Joseph Payne - 1881 - 516 Seiten
...Literature, ii. 171. other word for a tower, and a tower but another word for a house you can't get out of.1 Mercy on the gouty, for they are in it twice a year. But with nine livres (francs) a day, and pen and ink, and paper, and patience — albeit a man can't get out, he may do... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 500 Seiten
...myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower ; — and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. — Mercy on the gouty! for...man can't get out, he may do very well within,— at least for a month or six weeks ; at the end of which, if he is a harmless fellow, his innocence appears,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 434 Seiten
...get out of. — Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. — But with nine livres a-day, and pen and ink and paper and patience, albeit a man...can't get out, he may do very well within, — at least for a month or six weeks ; at the end of which, if he is a harmless fellow, his innocence appears,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 468 Seiten
...myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower ; — and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. — Mercy on the gouty ! for...they are in it twice a year. — But with nine livres a-day, and pen and ink and paper and patience, albeit a man can't get out, he may do very well within,... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1882 - 450 Seiten
...myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower; — and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. — Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. — But with nine Hvres a-day, and pen and ink and paper and patience, albeit a man can't get out, he may do very well... | |
 | Abby Sage Richardson - 1884 - 498 Seiten
...for a tower, and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. Mercy on gouty people, they are in it twice a year; but with nine livres...man can't get out, he may do very well within, at least for a month or six weeks; at the end of which, if he is a harmless fellow, his innocence appears,... | |
 | London readers - 1884 - 216 Seiten
...myself, " the Bastile is but another word for a tower, and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. But with nine shillings a day, and pen and ink and paper, and patience, albeit* a man can't get out, he may do very... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1884 - 296 Seiten
...the Bastile is but another word for a tower, and a tower is but another word for a house you cannot get out of. Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a-year — but, with nine livres a-day, and pen and ink and paper and patience, albeit a man cannot... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 Seiten
...to myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower, and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. Mercy on the gouty! for they...man can't get out, he may do very well within, at least for a month or six weeks ; at the end of which, if he is a harmless fellow, his innocence appears,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1888 - 658 Seiten
...to myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower, and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. But with nine liin-es a day, and pen, and ink, and paper, and patience, albeit a man can't get out, he may do very... | |
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