Augustan literature the theme of fallen women in "" (1724). Thematically, Defoe's works are consistently Puritan. They all involve a fall, a degradation of the spirit, a conversion, and an ecstatic elevation. This religious structure necessarily involved a "bildungsroman", for each character had to learn a lesson about him or herself and emerge the wiser. The sentimental novel, or "novel of sentiment", developed after 1740, and among the most famous examples in English are Samuel Richardson's "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded" (1740), Oliver Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield" (1766), Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy" (1759–67), "Sentimental Journey" (1768), Henry Brooke's "The Fool of Quality" (1765–70),
Sentimental Journey (song) It describes their mounting anticipation while wondering why they ever roamed away. Its memorable opening verse is: <poem style="margin-left: 24px; font-style: italic;"> Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease Gonna make a sentimental journey To renew old memories. </poem> The song features prominently in the 1978 "M*A*S*H" episode "Your Hit Parade", as Col. Potter – citing a long-standing infatuation with Doris Day – requests the song be played over the camp P.A. system several times during the day. In the UK Spot on The Muppet Show Episode 309 with Judy Collins, Gonzo and Kermit the Frog