The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Had this volume been a farce, which, unless everyone's life and opinions are to be looked upon as a farce as well as mine, I see no reason to suppose -- the last chapter, Sir, had finished the first act of it, and then this chapter must have set off thus.

Ptr.r.r.ing -- twing -- twang -- prut -- trut -- -- 'tis a cursed bad fiddle.