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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... SOCIETY AT BOTANY BAY . It is seldom , we suspect , that absolute dunces go to the Bay , but commonly men of active minds , and con- siderable talents in their various lines who have not learnt , indeed , the art of self - discipline ...
... SOCIETY AT BOTANY BAY . It is seldom , we suspect , that absolute dunces go to the Bay , but commonly men of active minds , and con- siderable talents in their various lines who have not learnt , indeed , the art of self - discipline ...
20. oldal
... society . We have no doubt Mr. Marsden is a very respectable clergyman ; but is there not something very different from this in the Gospel ? The most resolute and inflexible persons in the rejection of pardoned convicts were some of the ...
... society . We have no doubt Mr. Marsden is a very respectable clergyman ; but is there not something very different from this in the Gospel ? The most resolute and inflexible persons in the rejection of pardoned convicts were some of the ...
323. oldal
... society , generally an ancient spinster , or distant relation of the family , in small circumstances : the moment she hears of any accident or distress in the family , she sets off , packs up her little bag , and is immediately ...
... society , generally an ancient spinster , or distant relation of the family , in small circumstances : the moment she hears of any accident or distress in the family , she sets off , packs up her little bag , and is immediately ...
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