The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M, Vol. 3 of 5 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of Laurence Sterne, A. M, Vol. 3 of 5 HE sermonwhich gave rise to the pub lication of these, having been offered to the world as asermon of Yorick's, Ihopc the most serious reader will find nothing to ofl'endhim, in my continuing these volumes underthe sametitle. Lest it should beother wise, I have added a secondtitle page, with the real name of the author t - vthc first will serve the bookseller's purpose, as Yo rick's2name is possibly of thetwo the more known; and the second Will ease the minds of those who see a jest, andthe dangerwhich lurks under it, where no jest was meant. I suppose it is needless 'to inform the public, that the reason for printing these sermons, arises altogether from the favor. Able reception Which the sermon given as a sample of them in tristram shandy met with from the world. - That sermon was printed by itself some years ago, but could find neither purchasers nor readers; so that I apprehended little hazard from a promise I made upon its republication, That if the sermon was liked, these should be also at the world's fervice which, to be as good as my word, they are. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.