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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253. oldal
... BEAUTIFUL PIGS . 253 GRACE IS EASE . GRACE is either the beauty of motion , or the beauty of posture . Graceful motion is motion without dif- ficulty or embarrassment ; or that which , from expe- rience , we know to be connected with ...
... BEAUTIFUL PIGS . 253 GRACE IS EASE . GRACE is either the beauty of motion , or the beauty of posture . Graceful motion is motion without dif- ficulty or embarrassment ; or that which , from expe- rience , we know to be connected with ...
255. oldal
... beautiful figures ; the chair in which he sits is covered with smooth shining leather ; his table - cloth is of the most beautiful damask ; mirrors reflect the lights from every quarter of the room ; pictures of the best masters feed ...
... beautiful figures ; the chair in which he sits is covered with smooth shining leather ; his table - cloth is of the most beautiful damask ; mirrors reflect the lights from every quarter of the room ; pictures of the best masters feed ...
286. oldal
... beautiful things , new excellence , in which the grand and beautiful will , I should think , upon reflection , be found to have a much greater effect than the new . USEFUL NOVELTY . NOVELTY is the foundation of the love of knowledge ...
... beautiful things , new excellence , in which the grand and beautiful will , I should think , upon reflection , be found to have a much greater effect than the new . USEFUL NOVELTY . NOVELTY is the foundation of the love of knowledge ...
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