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Quotation by Laurence Sterne
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A Sentimental Journey (1768)A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick (1768) ed. Gardner D. Stout, Jr., University of California Press (1967)A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick (1768) ed. Gardner D. Stout, Jr. University of California Press (1967)"In the Street—Calais" A Sentimental Journey (1768)Maria, in A Sentimental Journey (1768)
It was not till the middle of the second dance, when, from some pauses in the movement wherein they all seemed to look up, I fancied I could distinguish an elevation of spirit different from that which is the cause or the effect of simple jollity.—In a word, I thought I beheld Religion mixing in the dance.
Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), British author, clergyman. A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Mr. Yorick (1768), ch. "The Grace." Ed. Gardner D. Stout, Jr., University of California Press (1967).
On observing French peasants dancing after supper.
On observing French peasants dancing after supper.
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