The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings ConversationsLongmans, Green, 1865 - 355 oldal |
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... [ Letter to Mr. Mackintosh . ] to DESTRUCTION OF LETTERS . You ask for some of your late father's letters : I am sorry say I have none to send you . Upon principle , I keep no letters except those on business . I have not a single letter ...
... [ Letter to Mr. Mackintosh . ] to DESTRUCTION OF LETTERS . You ask for some of your late father's letters : I am sorry say I have none to send you . Upon principle , I keep no letters except those on business . I have not a single letter ...
148. oldal
... letter : My dear Lord , The same to the same a year after . Will you excuse the liberty I take in soliciting promotion for my grandson ? He is an officer of great skill and gallantry , and can bring the most ample testimonials from some ...
... letter : My dear Lord , The same to the same a year after . Will you excuse the liberty I take in soliciting promotion for my grandson ? He is an officer of great skill and gallantry , and can bring the most ample testimonials from some ...
207. oldal
... [ Letter on the Ballot . ] BALLOT AN ILLUSION . BALLOT is a inere illusion , but universal suffrage is not an illusion . The common people will get nothing by the one , but they will gain every thing , and ruin every thing , by the last ...
... [ Letter on the Ballot . ] BALLOT AN ILLUSION . BALLOT is a inere illusion , but universal suffrage is not an illusion . The common people will get nothing by the one , but they will gain every thing , and ruin every thing , by the last ...
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