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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... sense ; which is re- pelled not by writing good verses , but by writing excel- lent verses . [ E . R. ] COLONIAL GOVERNORS . Ir is common , we know , to send a person who is some- body's cousin : but , when a new empire is to be founded ...
... sense ; which is re- pelled not by writing good verses , but by writing excel- lent verses . [ E . R. ] COLONIAL GOVERNORS . Ir is common , we know , to send a person who is some- body's cousin : but , when a new empire is to be founded ...
141. oldal
... SENSE . THE longer we live , the more we are convinced of the justice of the old saying , that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy ; that discretion , gentle manners , common sense , and good nature , are , in men of high ...
... SENSE . THE longer we live , the more we are convinced of the justice of the old saying , that an ounce of mother wit is worth a pound of clergy ; that discretion , gentle manners , common sense , and good nature , are , in men of high ...
249. oldal
... senses to such dry and ungracious occupa- tions , as whether mere matter could produce emotion . Such doctrines may do ... sense which distinguishes them , and to every atom of matter has added an atom of joy ? 250 HISS . MAY MORNINGS ...
... senses to such dry and ungracious occupa- tions , as whether mere matter could produce emotion . Such doctrines may do ... sense which distinguishes them , and to every atom of matter has added an atom of joy ? 250 HISS . MAY MORNINGS ...
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