Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Portrait of Frederick the Great 18 J74 LAURENCE LAURENCE STERNE. LAURENCE STERNE, the celebrated author of Tristram Shandy57 and TheSentimental Journey, was born at Clonmell, in Ireland, November 24, father was Roger Sterne, a lieutenaDt in the army, a younger son of DrvSterne, archbishop of York. He received his edu
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Portrait of Frederick the Great 18 J74 LAURENCE LAURENCE STERNE. LAURENCE STERNE, the celebrated author of Tristram Shandy57 and TheSentimental Journey, was born at Clonmell, in Ireland, November 24, father was Roger Sterne, a lieutenaDt in the army, a younger son of DrvSterne, archbishop of York. He received his education in England, havingbeen sent to school at Halifax, in Yorkshire, in 1722, Even at this early age-he appears to have given such indications of the vivacity of his genius as ar-rested the attention of discriminating observers. Orre day, as he has himselfrelated, he had been tempted to scrawl his name in large letters on the white-washed wall of the schoolroom. The usher, on detecting the misdemeanor,,sentenced the culprit to the usual punishment; but the master of the school, onlearning what had occurred, declared that the name should never be obliteratedfrom the wall, as it was one which he was certain would in due time secure toitself no common distinction. On leaving school, Sterne was entered of Jesus c
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