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# The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman/Volume 1/Chapter 9

CHAP. IX.
I Solemnly declare to all mankind, that the above dedication was made for no one Prince, Prelate, Pope, or Potentate,—Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, or Baron of this, or any other Realm in Christendom;—nor has it yet been hawk'd about, or offered publickly or privately, directly or indirectly, to any one person or personage, great or small; but is honestly a true Virgin-Dedication untried on, upon any soul living.
I labour this point so particularly, merely to remove any offence or objection which might arise against it, from the manner in which I propose to make the most of it;—which is the putting ​it up fairly to public sale; which I now do.
———Every author has a way of his own, in bringing his points to bear;—for my own part, as I hate chaffering and higgling for a few guineas in a dark entry;—I resolved within myself, from the very beginning, to deal squarely and openly with your Great Folks in this affair, and try whether I should not come off the better by it.
If therefore there is any one Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, or Baron, in these his Majesty's dominions, who stands in need of a tight, genteel dedication, and whom the above will suit, (for by the bye, unless it suits in some degree, I will not part with it)—it is much at his service for fifty guineas;—which ​I am positive is twenty guineas less than it ought to be afforded for, by any man of genius.
My Lord, if you examine it over again, it is far from being a gross piece of daubing, as some dedications are. The design, your Lordship sees, is good, the colouring transparent,—the drawing not amiss;—or to speak more like a man of science,—and measure my piece in the painter's scale, divided into 20,—I believe, my Lord, the out-lines will turn out as 12,— the composition as 9,—the colouring as 6,—the expression 13 and a half,— and the design,—if I may be allowed, my Lord, to understand my own design, and supposing absolute perfection in designing, to be as 20,—I think it cannot well fall short of 19. Besides all this,—there is keeping in it, and ​the dark strokes in the Hobby-Horse, (which is a secondary figure, and a kind of back-ground to the whole) give great force to the principal lights in your own figure, and make it come off wonderfully;—and besides, there is an air of originality in the tout ensemble.
Be pleased, my good Lord, to order the sum to be paid into the hands of Mr. Dodsley, for the benefit of the author; and in the next edition care shall be taken that this chapter be expunged, and your Lordship's titles, distinctions, arms, and good actions, be placed at the front of the preceding chapter: All which, from the words, De gustibus non est disputandum, and whatever else in this book relates to Hobby-Horses, but no more, shall stand dedicated to your Lordship.—The rest I dedicate to the Moon, who, by ​the bye, of all the Patrons or Matrons I can think of, has most power to set my book a-going, and make the world run mad after it.
Bright Goddess,
If thou art not too busy with Candid and Miss Cunegund's affairs,—take Tristram Shandy's under thy protection also.
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# The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman/Volume 2

THE
LIFE
AND
OPINIONS
OF
TRISTRAM SHANDY, Gentleman.
VOL. II.
The Second Edition.
LONDON: Printed for R. & J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall. M.DCC.LX.
* Chapter I.
* Chapter II.
* Chapter III.
* Chapter IV.
* Chapter V.
* Chapter VI.
* Chapter VII.
* Chapter VIII.
* Chapter IX.
* Chapter X.
* Chapter XI.
* Chapter XII.
* Chapter XIII.
* Chapter XIV.
* Chapter XV.
* Chapter XVI.
* Chapter XVII.
* Chapter XVIII.
* Chapter XIX.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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# The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman/Volume 2/Chapter 10

CHAP. X.
When Dr. Slop entered the back parlour, where my father and my uncle Toby were discoursing upon the nature of women,—it was hard to determine whether Dr. Slop's figure, or Dr. Slop's presence, occasioned more surprize to them; for as the accident happened so near the house, as not to make it worth while for Obadiah to remount him,—Obadiah had led him in as he was, unwiped, unappointed, unanealed, with all his stains and blotches on him.—He stood like Hamlet's ghost, motionless and speechless, for a full minute and a half, at the parlour-door (Obadiah still holding his hand) with all the majesty of mud. His hinder parts, upon which he had received his fall, totally besmear'd,—and ​in every other part of him, blotched over in such a manner with Obadiah's explosion, that you would have sworn (without mental reservation) that every grain of it had taken effect.
Here was a fair opportunity for my uncle Toby to have triumph'd over my father in his turn;—for no mortal, who had beheld Dr. Slop in that pickle, could have dissented from so much, at least, of my uncle Toby's opinion, "That mayhap his sister might not care to let such a Dr. Slop come so near her * * * *" But it was the Argumentum ad hominem; and if my uncle Toby was not very expert at it, you may think, he might not care to use it.—No; the reason was,—'twas not his nature to insult.
​Dr. Slop's presence, at that time, was no less problematical than the mode of it; tho', it is certain, one moment's reflection in my father might have solved it; for he had apprized Dr. Slop but the week before, that my mother was at her full reckoning; and as the doctor had heard nothing since, 'twas natural and very political too in him, to have taken a ride to Shandy-Hall, as he did, merely to see how matters went on.
But my father's mind took unfortunately a wrong turn in the investigation; running, like the hypercritic's, altogether upon the ringing of the bell and the rap upon the door,—measuring their distance,—and keeping his mind so intent upon the operation, as to have power to think of nothing else,—common-place infirmity of the greatest mathematicians! ​working with might and main at the demonstration, and so wasting all their strength upon it, that they have none left in them to draw the corollary, to do good with.
The ringing of the bell and the rap upon the door, struck likewise strong upon the sensorium of my uncle Toby,—but it excited a very different train of thoughts;—the two irreconcileable pulsations instantly brought Stevinus, the great engineer, along with them, into my uncle Toby's mind:—What business Stevinus had in this affair,—is the greatest problem of all;—it shall be solved,—but not in the next chapter.
# The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman/Volume 2/Chapter 11

CHAP. XI.
WRiting, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation: As no one, who knows what he is about in good company, would venture to talk all;—so no author, who understands the just boundaries of decorum and good breeding, would presume to think all: The truest respect which you can pay to the reader's understanding, is to halve this matter amicably; and leave him something to imagine, in his turn, as well as yourself.
For my own part, I am eternally paying him compliments of this kind, and do all that lies in my power to keep his imagination as busy as my own.
​'Tis his turn now;—I have given an ample description of Dr. Slop's sad overthrow, and of his sad appearance in the back-parlour;—his imagination must now go on with it for a while.
Let the reader imagine then, that Dr. Slop has told his tale;—and in what words, and with what aggravations his fancy chooses:—Let him suppose, that Obadiah has told his tale also, and with such rueful looks of affected concern, as he thinks will best contrast the two figures as they stand by each other:—Let him imagine, that my father has stepp'd up stairs to see my mother:—And, to conclude this work of imagination,—let him imagine the doctor wash'd,—rubb'd down,—condoled with,—felicitated,—got into a pair of Obadiah's pumps, stepping forwards towards the ​door, upon the very point of entring upon action.
Truce!—truce, good Dr. Slop!—stay thy obstetric hand;—return it safe into thy bosom to keep it warm;—little dost thou know what obstacles;— little dost thou think what hidden causes retard its operation!—Hast thou, Dr. Slop,—hast thou been intrusted with the secret articles of the solemn treaty which has brought thee into this place?—Art thou aware that, at this instant, a daughter of Lucina is put obstetrically over thy head? Alas! 'tis too true.—Besides, great son of Pilumnus! what canst thou do?—Thou hast come forth unarm'd;—thou hast left thy tire-tête,—thy new-invented forceps,—thy crotchet,—thy squirt, and all thy instruments of salvation and deliverance behind thee.—By heaven! ​at this moment they are hanging up in a green bays bag, betwixt thy two pistols, at the bed's head!—Ring;—call;—send Obadiah back upon the coach-horse to bring them with all speed.
—Make great haste, Obadiah, quoth my father, and I'll give thee a crown;—and, quoth my uncle Toby, I'll give him another.
# The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman/Volume 1/Chapter 6

CHAP. VI.
In the beginning of the last chapter, I informed you exactly when I was born;—but I did not inform you, how. No; that particular was reserved entirely for a chapter by itself;—besides, Sir, as you and I are in a manner perfect strangers to each other, it would not have been proper to have let you into too many circumstances relating to myself all at once.—You must have a little patience. I have undertaken, you see, to write not only my life, but my opinions also; hoping and expecting that your knowledge ​of my character, and of what kind of a mortal I am, by the one, would give you a better relish for the other: As you proceed further with me, the slight acquaintance, which is now beginning betwixt us, will grow into familiarity; and that unless one of us is in fault, will terminate in friendship.—O diem præclarum!—then nothing which has touched me will be thought trifling in its nature, or tedious in its telling. Therefore, my dear friend and companion, if you should think me somewhat sparing of my narrative on my first setting out—bear with me,—and let me go on, and tell my story my own way:—or if I should seem now and then to trifle upon the road,—or should sometimes put on a fool's cap with a bell to it, for a moment or two as we pass along,—don't fly off,—but rather courteously give me ​credit for a little more wisdom than appears upon my outside;—and as we jogg on, either laugh with me, or at me, or in short do any thing,—only keep your temper.
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# The Massacre at Paris/Scene 16

Alarums within. The Duke Joyeux slaine.
Enter the King of Navarre and his traine.
Navarre.
And we are grac'd with wreathes of victory: Thus God we see doth ever guide the right, To make his glory great upon the earth.
Bar. The terrour of this happy victory, I hope will make the King surcease his hate: And either never mannage army more, Or else employ them in some better cause.
Na. How many noble men have lost their lives, In prosecution of these cruell armes, Is ruth and almost death to call to minde: But God we know will alwaies put them downe, That lift themselves against the perfect truth, Which Ile maintaine as long as life doth last, And with the Q. of England joyne my force: To beat the papall Monarck from our lands, And keep those relicks from our countries coastes. Come my Lords now that this storme is overpast, Let us away with triumph to our tents. Exeunt.
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# The Massacre at Paris/Scene 18

Enter the King of Navarre reading of a letter, and Bartus.
Navarre.
That the Guise hath taken armes against the King, And that Paris is revolted from his grace.
Bar. Then hath your grace fit oportunitie, To shew your love unto the King of France: Offering him aide against his enemies, Which cannot but be thankfully receiv'd.
Navarre. Bartus, it shall be so, poast then to Fraunce, And there salute his highnesse in our name, Assure him all the aide we can provide, Against the Guisians and their complices. Bartus be gone, commend me to his grace, And tell him ere it be long, Ile visite him.
Bar. I will my Lord.Exit.
Enter Pleshe.
Navarre. Pleshe.
Pleshe. My Lord.
Na. Pleshe, goe muster up our men with speed, And let them march away to France amaine: For we must aide the King against the Guise. Be gone I say, tis time that we were there.
Pleshe. I goe my Lord.
Navar. That wicked Guise I feare me much will be, The ruine of that famous Realme of France: For his aspiring thoughts aime at the crowne, And takes his vantage on Religion, To plant the Pope and popelings in the Realme, And binde it wholy to the Sea of Rome: But if that God doe prosper mine attempts, And send us safely to arrive in France: Wee'l beat him back, and drive him to his death, That basely seekes the ruine of his Realme.Exeunt.
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# The Massacre at Paris/Scene 20

Enter two dragging in the Cardenall.
Car. Murder me not, I am a Cardenall.
1. Wert thou the Pope thou mightst not scape from us.
Car. What will you fyle your handes with Churchmens bloud?
2. Shed your bloud, O Lord no: for we entend to strangle you.
Car. Then there is no remedye but I must dye.
1. No remedye, therefore prepare your selfe.
Car. Yet lives my brother Duke Dumaine, and many moe: To revenge our deaths upon that cursed King. Upon whose heart may all the furies gripe, And with their pawes drench his black soule in hell.
1. Yours my Lord Cardinall, you should have saide.
Now they strangle him.
Come take him away. Exeunt.
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# The Massacre at Paris/Scene 3

Pothe. Maddame, I beseech your grace to except this simple gift.
Old Qu. Thanks my good freend, holde take thou this reward.
Pothe. I humbly thank your Majestie. Exit Po.
Old Qu. Me thinkes the gloves have a very strong perfume, The sent whereof doth make my head to ake.
Navar. Doth not your grace know the man that gave them you?
Old Qu. Not wel, but do remember such a man.
Ad. Your grace was ill advisde to take them then, Considering of these dangerous times.
Old Qu. Help sonne Navarre I am poysoned.
Q. Mar. The heavens forbid your highnes such mishap.
Navar. The late suspition of the Duke of Guise, Might well have moved your highnes to beware: How you did meddle with such dangerous giftes.
Q. Mar. Too late it is my Lord if that be true To blame her highnes, but I hope it be Only some naturall passion makes her sicke.
Old Qu. O no, sweet Margret, the fatall poyson Workes within my head, my brain pan breakes, My heart doth faint, I dye. She dyes.
Navar. My Mother poysoned heere before my face: O gracious God, what times are these? O graunt sweet God my daies may end with hers, That I with her may dye and live againe.
Q. Mar. Let not this heavy chaunce my dearest Lord,
(For whose effects my soule is massacred) Infect thy gracious brest with fresh supply, To agravate our sodaine miserie.
Ad. Come my Lords let us beare her body hence, And see it honoured with just solemnitie.
As they are going, the Souldier dischargeth his Musket at the Lord Admirall.
Condy. What are you hurt my L. high Admiral?
Admi. I my good Lord shot through the arme.
Navar. We are betraide, come my Lords, and let us goe tell the King of this.
Admi. These are the cursed Guisians that doe seeke our death. Oh fatall was this mariage to us all.
They beare away the Queene and goe out.
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# The Massacre at Paris/Scene 21

Enter Duke Dumayn reading of a letter, with others.
Dumaine.
Oh what may I doe, for to revenge thy death?
The Kings alone, it cannot satisfie. Sweet Duke of Guise our prop to leane upon, Now thou art dead, heere is no stay for us: I am thy brother, and ile revenge thy death, And roote Valoys his line from forth of France, And beate proud Burbon to his native home. That basely seekes to joyne with such a King. Whose murderous thoughts will be his overthrow. Hee wild the Governour of Orleance in his name, That I with speed should have beene put to death. But thats prevented, for to end his life. His life, and all those traitors to the Church of Rome, That durst attempt to murder noble Guise.
Enter the Frier.
Frier.
Dumaine. My brother Cardenall slaine and I alive? O wordes of power to kill a thousand men. Come let us away and leavy men, Tis warre that must asswage this tyrantes pride.
Frier. My Lord, heare me but speak, I am a Frier of the order of the Jacobyns,
That for my conscience sake will kill the King.
Dumaine. But what doth move thee above the rest to doe the deed?
Frier. O my Lord, I have beene a great sinner in my dayes, and the deed is meritorious.
Dumaine. But how wilt thou get opportunitye?
Frier. Tush my Lord, let me alone for that.
Dumaine. Frier come with me, We will goe talke more of this within. Exeunt.
Sound Drumme and Trumpets, and enter the King of France, and Navarre, Epernoune, Bartus, Pleshe and Souldiers.
King.
That ever I was prov'd your enemy, And that the sweet and princely minde you beare,
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# The New Student's Reference Work/Lake Forest College

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# The New Student's Reference Work/Lake of the Woods

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# The New Student's Reference Work/Ladybird

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Lady′bird or Lady′bug is the common name for any one of a group of small beetles. They are rounded on the back and flat below. Their wing covers usually are marked with spots. As to colors, they generally are red or yellow with black spots, or black with white, red or yellow spots. Many ladybirds hibernate, a common one sometimes coming forth in a warm room in midwinter. The beetles are long-lived and very prolific, of much benefit to agriculturist and horticulturist. Their larvæ are of great service to hop-growers and fruit-farmers in destroying plant-lice and other injurious insects. Almost all the beetles as well as the larvæ feed upon plant-lice or aphids and upon scale insects. They frequently are found upon house-plants. The eggs are yellow, often deposited in a colony of plant-lice, upon which the larvæ begin to feed as soon as hatched. They are rather long, often spiny and spotted with bright colors. They run about freely on the foliage and devour great numbers of aphids, which are fixed by their beaks to the plants. The larva grows fast, changes its skin several times, when fullfed glues itself to a leaf; casting off the last larval skin the pupa is disclosed, hanging by its tail. In favorable circumstances the beetle is developed from the egg in about a month. There are two or more broods in a season. The ladybirds that feed upon scales are smaller than the other ladybirds, black in color, sometimes spotted with orange or red. Some years ago, when the white or fluted scale was such a fearful pest to fruit-growers on the Pacific coast, working especial ruin in orange and lemon orchards, the experiment was made of bringing in the Australian ladybird, which feeds upon fluted scales, with the result that in one year orchards were freed from the pest and verdure and bloom restored. To combat the San José scale the Asiatic ladybird has been brought into the country, the Asiatic species feeding voraciously upon this scale. See U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bulletin 18, New Series, Washington, 1898.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Lake District

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