The life and letters of Laurence Sterne . is to be presumed that he discharged someclerical duties, but preaching he had perforceto abandon, as in October he had to confess tothe Archbishop in a letter in which he referredto his long and obstinate coughs, and un-accountable hemorrhages in my lungs, and athorough relaxation of the organ (or somethingmore) in consequence of them. I am foretold by the best physicians inFrance and here, that twil be fatal to me topreach ; indeed, nature tells me I have nopowers, and the last poor experiment I madein preaching at the Ambassadors chapel
The life and letters of Laurence Sterne . is to be presumed that he discharged someclerical duties, but preaching he had perforceto abandon, as in October he had to confess tothe Archbishop in a letter in which he referredto his long and obstinate coughs, and un-accountable hemorrhages in my lungs, and athorough relaxation of the organ (or somethingmore) in consequence of them. I am foretold by the best physicians inFrance and here, that twil be fatal to me topreach ; indeed, nature tells me I have nopowers, and the last poor experiment I madein preaching at the Ambassadors chapel at Paris(though no larger than yr Graces dining-room),had liked to have fulfilld their predictions.* Laurence Sterne to Mr. Foley YOKK, August 6, 1764. MY DEAR FOLEY, There is a young lady with whom I havesent a letter to you, who will arrive at Parisin her way to Italy—her name is Miss Tuting ;a lady known and loved by the whole kingdom—if you can be of any aid to her in your advice, * Fitzgerald, Life of Sterne (ed. 1896), p. MRS. LAURENCE STERNE. (See p. 44.)From a drawing by Laurence Sterne. 51 PARIS, COXWOLD, AND BATH 53 etc., as to her journey, etc., your good natureand politeness I am sure need no spur from meto do it. I was sorry we were like the twobuckets of a well, whilst in London, for we werenever able to be both resident together themonth I continued in and about the environs.—If I get a cough this winter which holds me threedays, you will certainly see me at Paris theweek following, for now I abandon everythingin this world to health and to my friends—forthe last sermon that I shall ever preach, waspreachd at Paris—so I am altogether an idleman, or rather a free one, which is better. Isent, last post, twenty pounds to Mrs. Sterne,which makes a hundred pounds remitted sinceI got here.—You must pay yourself what I oweyou out of it—and place the rest to account.—Betwixt this and Lady-day next, Mrs. Sternewill draw from time to time upon you to
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