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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... sure , might retort , to what purpose were gentlemen in Bond Street created ? To what purpose were certain foolish prating Members of Parliament created ? -pestering the House of Commons with their ignorance and folly , and impeding the ...
... sure , might retort , to what purpose were gentlemen in Bond Street created ? To what purpose were certain foolish prating Members of Parliament created ? -pestering the House of Commons with their ignorance and folly , and impeding the ...
194. oldal
... particularly the last , and so we must ( how- ever foolish it may appear ) proceed to make laws for a people who we are sure will not be let alone . --¡ ̈Taun- ton Speech , 1832. ] THE NATIVE SOIL OF ELOQUENCE . 195 THE NATIVE SOIL.
... particularly the last , and so we must ( how- ever foolish it may appear ) proceed to make laws for a people who we are sure will not be let alone . --¡ ̈Taun- ton Speech , 1832. ] THE NATIVE SOIL OF ELOQUENCE . 195 THE NATIVE SOIL.
241. oldal
... sure to scream with pleasure at the discovery . THE CAUSE OF WIT , NOT ITS ESSENCE , DEFINABLE . I AM only defining the causes of a certain feeling in the mind called wit ; -I can no more define the feeling itself , than I can define ...
... sure to scream with pleasure at the discovery . THE CAUSE OF WIT , NOT ITS ESSENCE , DEFINABLE . I AM only defining the causes of a certain feeling in the mind called wit ; -I can no more define the feeling itself , than I can define ...
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