Stevinus

Your sudden and unexpected arrival, quoth my uncle Toby, addressing himself to Dr. Slop, (all three of them sitting down to the fire together, as my uncle Toby began to speak) — instantly brought the great Stevinus into my head, who, you must know, is a favourite author with me. —

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

Your sudden appearance, Dr. Slop, quoth my uncle, resuming the discourse, instantly brought Stevinus into my head.

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2003

As my father spoke the three last words, — he sat down; — my uncle Toby exactly followed his example, only, that before he took his chair, he rung the bell, to order Corporal Trim, who was in waiting, to step home for Stevinus: — my uncle

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The characters of the two brothers, in this view of them, reflected light upon each other, and appeared with great advantage in this affair which arose about Stevinus.

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What business Stevinus had in this affair, — is the greatest problem of all: — It shall be solved, — but not in the next chapter.

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In the second year my uncle Toby purchased Ramelli and Cataneo, translated from the Italian; — likewise Stevinus, Moralis, the

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Some men would have dropped the subject of Stevinus; — but my uncle Toby had no resentment in his heart, and he went on with the subject, to shew my father that he had none.

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It seems that Yorick, who was inquisitive after all kinds of knowledge, had borrowed Stevinus of my uncle Toby, and had carelesly popped his sermon, as soon as he had made it, into the middle of Stevinus; and by an act of forgetfulness, to which he was ever subject, he had sent Stevinus home, and his sermon to keep him company.

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I cannot conceive how it is possible, quoth my uncle Toby, for such a thing as a sermon to have got into my Stevinus.

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Then, added my father, making use of the argument Ad Crumenam, — I will lay twenty guineas to a single crown-piece (which will serve to give away to Obadiah when he gets back) that this same Stevinus was some engineer or other — or has wrote something or other, either directly or indirectly, upon the science of fortification.

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