Illustrations of Sterne: With Other Essays And Verses 1-2
Illustrations of Sterne: With Other Essays And Verses 1-2
Ferriar, John, 1761-1815
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OP STERNE. 159 which is sQunded and feU by every one; tibiese^ with many other allusions and in- cidents in this authoff ];eDpiind me of the stranger at the gates of Strs^burgh, in Slawkenbergius'a tale, Sterne has shewed, on many occasions, how well he could improve upon slight hint$. In the third volume of Bouchet, the subject of noses is briefly men- tioned; the passage follows:— Ceste cha- Imir fait aussi, adjousta-il encores, que les Mores sent fort camus, et diriez qu' on leur a coupe le ...nez sur le billot ; cela proeedant de la grande chaleur, qui nc permet pas que les.os et les cartilages croissent beaucoup, comme vcnans d* une matiere inutile et vacante: les petits enfans le confirment bien, lesquels estans chauds, sont camus, ayans en leur jcu- ncsse le nez fort court. Et si faut noter que les Mores, et tous ceux qui sont camus, sont coleres : & qu' au contraire, les grands nez sont plus patiens & pru- dents, et qu' en la Bible quand on dit 16b iLLUStRATIONS que quelqu* un k grand nez, les inter** prctes toument patient : ce qui demonstre qu' en la physionomie y k quelque divi- nation de complexion.* There is a writer who deserved a higher place in Mr.
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