R idiculous—though by the by the R should have gone first—But in short ’tis of such a nature, as my father once told my uncle Toby upon the close of a long dissertation upon the subject⸺“You can scarce,” said he, “combine two ideas together upon it, brother Toby , without an hypallage”⸺What’s that? cried my uncle Toby .
The cart before the horse, replied my father⸺
⸺And what is he to do there? cried my uncle Toby ⸺
Nothing, quoth my father, but to get in⸺or let it alone.
Now widow Wadman , as I told you before, would do neither the one or the other.
She stood however ready harnessed and caparisoned at all points, to watch accidents.