The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman · Character
Ernulphus
A bishop whose elaborate curse is quoted at length in the book.
minor
First appearance: book iii
Ernulphus shows up with force in XI: Excommunicatio. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The author of the excommunication text, Bishop of Rochester, whose curse is reproduced in full.
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In XI: Excommunicatio: The author of the excommunication text, Bishop of Rochester, whose curse is reproduced in full. Later, in Chapter…
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