Sterne, Laurence (1713-1768)

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.

London

Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt

1768

"And is all this to be lighted up in the heart for a beggarly account of three or four louisd'ors, which is the most I can be overreach'd in?"

--And is all this to be lighted up in the heart for a beggarly account of three or four louisd'ors, which is the most I can be overreach'd in?--Base passion! said I, turning myself about, as a man naturally does upon a sudden reverse of sentiment--base, ungentle passion! thy hand is against every man, and every man's hand against thee-- heaven forbid! said she, raising her hand up to her forehead, for I had turned full in front upon the lady whom I had seen in conference with the monk--she had followed us unperceived--Heaven forbid indeed! said I, offering her my own--she had a black pair of silk gloves open only at the thumb and two fore-fingers, so accepted it without reserve--and I led her up to the door of the Remise.
(I, pp. 41-42)

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First edition published February 27, 1768, in two issues (standard paper and large "imperial" paper issue).

See A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy. By Mr. Yorick., 2 vols. 2nd ed. (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1768). <Link to ESTC>

Reading Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey, ed. Paul Goring (New York and London: Penguin, 2001)

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