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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... WRITING . — GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN WRITING . SUCH men , to be sure , have existed as Julius Cæsar ; but , in general , a correct and elegant style is hardly attainable by those who have passed their lives in action : and no one has ...
... WRITING . — GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN WRITING . SUCH men , to be sure , have existed as Julius Cæsar ; but , in general , a correct and elegant style is hardly attainable by those who have passed their lives in action : and no one has ...
56. oldal
... 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 , the Treasury should send out ...
... 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 , the Treasury should send out ...
164. oldal
... writing and much talking are very tiresome ; and , above all , they are so to men who , living in the world , arrive at those rapid and just conclusions which are only to be made by living in the world .- [ Memoir . ] SERMONS ...
... writing and much talking are very tiresome ; and , above all , they are so to men who , living in the world , arrive at those rapid and just conclusions which are only to be made by living in the world .- [ Memoir . ] SERMONS ...
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