The Works of Laurence Sterne (Volume 7); Complete in Seven Volumes (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1794. Excerpt: ... Ton gates which lead up to the palace, and ashfs croix had caught the eyes of numbers, numbers - had made the same enquiry which I had doneHe had told them the same story, and always with so much modesty and good fense, that it had reached at last the King's ears--who hearing the Chevalier had been a gallant ossicer, and respected by the whole regiment as a man of honour and integrity--he broke up his little trade by a pension of 15-hundred livres a year. As I have told this to please the reader, I beg* leave he will allow meto relate another out of its order, to please myself--the two stories reflect light upon each other, and it is a pity they should be parted. THE S W 0 R D. R E N N E S. WHEN states and empires have'their periods of declension, and feel in th DEGREESir turns what distress and poverty is 1 stop not to tell the causes which gradually brought the house d'E- in Britany mtd decay. The Marquis d'E had fought up against his condition with great sirmness; wishing to preserve and still to shew to the world some little fragments of what: his ancestors had been--their indiieretions had put it out of his power. There was enough left for the little exigencies of obscurity--But he had two boys who looked up to him for light he thought they deserved it. fie had tried his sword--it could not open the way--the mounting was too expensive--and simple conomywas not a match for it--there was no resource but commerce. In any other province in France, sav-fe Vol. VII. E Brkun.y, Britany, this was smiting the root for ever of the little tree his pride and affection wished to fee re-blossom--But hi Britany, there being a provision for this, he availed himself of it; and taking an occasion when the states were assembled at Rennes, the Marquis, attended with his two sons, entered the ...