Didst thou ever see a white bear? cried my father, turning his head round to Trim, who stood at the back of his chair:——No, an' please your honor, replied the corporal.——But thou could'st discourse about one, Trim, said my father, in case of need?——How is it possible, brother, quoth my uncle Toby, if the corporal never saw one?——'Tis the fact I want, said my father—and the possibility of it, is as follows.
(Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy V:xlii.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

For Credit: Readings for Wednesday, 3/30

The readings for Wednesday are over there in the sidebar: a poem by Ann Yearsley (who also wrote "Clifton Hill," which we read earlier), a poem by Mary Leapor (who also wrote "An Epistle to Artimesia," which we read earlier, and two texts by Robert Dodsley, one poem and a prose "Sketch of the Miseries of Poverty."  Note that the Leapor poem is available in your poetry anthologies--if you would prefer to read it in that modern edition, you can do so, but you must bring the book to class with you.

Otherwise, please print these out and bring them to class on Wednesday.  I've been fairly lax about letting people use laptops in class, but these readings are relatively short, and you will benefit from having a hard copy you can mark up.