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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36. oldal
... CHARACTER NOT HEROIC . THE Americans are a brave , industrious , and acute people ; but they have hitherto given no indications of genius ; and made no approaches to the heroic , either in their morality or character . Their Franklins ...
... CHARACTER NOT HEROIC . THE Americans are a brave , industrious , and acute people ; but they have hitherto given no indications of genius ; and made no approaches to the heroic , either in their morality or character . Their Franklins ...
37. oldal
... character , and an evil which counterbalances all the excisemen , licensers , and tax - gatherers of England . No virtuous man ought to trust his own character , or the character of his children , to the demoralising effects pro- duced ...
... character , and an evil which counterbalances all the excisemen , licensers , and tax - gatherers of England . No virtuous man ought to trust his own character , or the character of his children , to the demoralising effects pro- duced ...
190. oldal
... character of the individuals in question is a sufficient guarantee against any ground of alarm . Give not , then , your sanction to this measure ; for , whatever be its character , if you do give your sanction to it , the same man by ...
... character of the individuals in question is a sufficient guarantee against any ground of alarm . Give not , then , your sanction to this measure ; for , whatever be its character , if you do give your sanction to it , the same man by ...
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