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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60. oldal
... pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar in which we sus- pected no similarity . The pleasure arising from bulls proceeds from our discovering two things to be dissimilar in ...
... pleasure arising from wit proceeds from our surprise at suddenly discovering two things to be similar in which we sus- pected no similarity . The pleasure arising from bulls proceeds from our discovering two things to be dissimilar in ...
63. oldal
... pleasure which they attack , but the interspersion of pleasure , however much it is guarded by good sense and moderation ; it is not only wicked to hear the licentious plays of Congreve , but wicked to hear Henry the Fifth , or the ...
... pleasure which they attack , but the interspersion of pleasure , however much it is guarded by good sense and moderation ; it is not only wicked to hear the licentious plays of Congreve , but wicked to hear Henry the Fifth , or the ...
93. oldal
... PLEASURES , SMALL . IF by a simple pleasure is meant one , the cause of which can be easily analysed , or which does not last long , or which in itself is very faint ; then simple pleasures seem to be very nearly synonymous with small ...
... PLEASURES , SMALL . IF by a simple pleasure is meant one , the cause of which can be easily analysed , or which does not last long , or which in itself is very faint ; then simple pleasures seem to be very nearly synonymous with small ...
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