The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Laurence Sterne

Volume III, Chapter 25

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’TIS a point settled,--and I mention it for the comfort of Confucius, who is apt to get entangled in telling a plain story--that provided he keeps along the line of his story,--he may go backwards and forwards as he will,--’tis still held to be no digression.

This being premised, I take the benefit of the act of going backwards myself.

Mr Shandy is supposed to mean * * * * * * * * * * *, Esq; member for * * * * * *,----and not the Chinese Legislator.

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