The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself

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Contents

To Mr Foley at Paris 102
102
To the Same
103
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
104
To the Same
105
To Mifs Sterne
107
To J H S Eſq
108
To Mr Foley at Paris
110
To Mr Panchaud at Paris III
111
To J H S Eſq
112
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
114
To Mr S
115
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
116
To Mr Foley at Paris
117
To Mr Panchaud
118
From Ignatius Sancho to Mr Sterne
119
From Mr Sterne to Ignatius San cho
120
To Mr W
122
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
123
To Mifs Sterne
124
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
126
To Eliza
127
To the Same
128
To the Same
129
To the Same
132
To the Same
134
To the Same
136
To the Same
140
To the Same
144
To the Same
147
To Mifs Sterne
150
To Lady P
152
To Mr and Mrs J
154
To Ignatius Sancho
155
To the Earl of S
156
To J Dn Eſq
159
To A Le Efq
160
To Sir W
174
To the Same
176
To Mr Panchaud at Paris
177
To Mrs F
180
To Mr and Mrs J
181
To Mrs H
183
To the Earl of
185
To His Excellency Sir G M
186
To A Le Efq
188
To JH S Eſq
190
To Mr and Mrs J
191
To Mr B with an Impromptu 209
209
THE FRAGMENT
219
CONTENTS Page Dedication to the Earl of Charlemont 359
2
The ChanceMedley Ir II The Critical Reviewers 12
12
The Uncle 13
13
On Murder 14
14
The minifterial Writer 15
19
Le Fevre 19
21
Whether I myſelf have wit 22
22
Of Wit in Morals 23
23
Triglyph and Triftram Compared 25
25
The Abigail 27
27
XIH On Literal Modefty 28
28
On Liberal Modefty 29
29
The Cardinal Virtues
31
A Letter 33
33
The Lapfus Linguæ 34
34
To the Reader 35
35
Another mans Wife 36
36
Epigram 39
39
The Goſpel for the Day 40
40
Tolerationor Perfecution 42
42
My Religion 44
44
The Convert 48
48
To the Same
109

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Bibliographic information

TitleThe works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself
The works of Laurence Sterne, with a life of the author, written by himself, Laurence Sterne
AuthorLaurence Sterne
Published1803
Original fromOxford University
Digitized21 Sep 2006
  
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