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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194. oldal
... pains in my stomach at ail . ' Gentlemen , these rotten boroughs are your pains in the stomach- and you would have been a much richer and greater people if you had never had them at all . Your wealth and your power have been owing , not ...
... pains in my stomach at ail . ' Gentlemen , these rotten boroughs are your pains in the stomach- and you would have been a much richer and greater people if you had never had them at all . Your wealth and your power have been owing , not ...
278. oldal
... pain , and gives pain ; but , what is the worst , he incurs blame , for a want of that rational and manly confidence , which is so useful to those who possess it , and so pleasant to those who MORAL EDUCATION . 279 witness it . I am severe.
... pain , and gives pain ; but , what is the worst , he incurs blame , for a want of that rational and manly confidence , which is so useful to those who possess it , and so pleasant to those who MORAL EDUCATION . 279 witness it . I am severe.
306. oldal
... pain , but from a want of delicate perception of those little things by which pleasure is conferred or pain excited . A hard person thinks he has done enough if he does not speak ill of your relations , your children , or your country ...
... pain , but from a want of delicate perception of those little things by which pleasure is conferred or pain excited . A hard person thinks he has done enough if he does not speak ill of your relations , your children , or your country ...
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