 | Laurence Sterne - 1760 - 196 pages
...this of mine; for it is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retired thatch'd houfe, where I live in a conftant endeavour to fence againft the infirmities of ill Ivealth, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly perfuaded that every time a man fmiles, —... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Adventure stories, English - 1780 - 580 pages
...this of mine; for it is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retired thatched houfe, where I live in a conftant endeavour to fence againft the...infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly perfuaded that every time a man fmiles, but much more fo when, he laughs, it adds fomething... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 336 pages
...of mine ; for it is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retir'd thatch'd houfe, where I live in a conftant endeavour to fence againft the...infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly perfuaded that every time a man fmiles, but much more fo, when he laughs, it adds fomething... | |
 | English fiction - 1781 - 602 pages
...is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retired thatched houfe, where I live ma confiant endeavour to fence againft the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly perfuaded that every time a man fmiles, but much more fo when be laughs, it adds fomething... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - Clergy - 1803 - 540 pages
...written in a bye-corner of the kingdom, and in a relir'd thatch'd houfe, where I live in a conltant endeavour to fence againft the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by Mirth; being firmly perfuaded, that every time a man s, — but much more fo when he laughs, — it adds fomething... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1804 - 374 pages
...written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retired thatch'd houfe, where I live in a conilant endeavour to fence againft the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly perfuaded, that every time a man fmiles* but much more fo, when he laughs, that it adds... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 306 pages
...this of mine; for it is written in a bye Corner of the Kingdom, and in a retired thatched Huufe, where I live in a conftant endeavour to fence againft the Infirmities of ill Health, and other Evils of Lite, by Mirth ; being firmly perfiiadeil, that every Time a Man fioiles, —but much more lo when... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1808 - 528 pages
...the kingdom, and in a retir'd thatch'd houfe, where I live in a conltant endeavour to fence agaiuft the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by Mirth; being firmly perfuaded, that every time a man (miles, — but much more fo when he laughs, — it adds... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 528 pages
...the kingdom, and in a retir'd thatch'd house, where I live in a constant endeavour iu fence against the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth ; being firmly persuaded, that every time a man smiles, — but much more so when he laughs, — it... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1859 - 1044 pages
...To fence again = to defend. Tristram Shandy Dedic. I live in a constant endeavour to fence against the infirmities of ill health and other evils of life, by mirth. — b. I, ch. 10. This evil has been sufficiently fenced again by the prudent care of the Yorick familyfeeder,... | |
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I live in a constant endeavour to fence against the infirmities of ill health, and other evils of life, by mirth; being firmly persuaded that every time a man smiles, but much more so, when he laughs, it adds something to this Fragment of Life. 
