The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and ConversationLongmans, Green, and Company, 1869 - 355 oldal |
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... thoughts of the writer . In this volume the gems are displayed without their setting - the pearls are unstrung . It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to ...
... thoughts of the writer . In this volume the gems are displayed without their setting - the pearls are unstrung . It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to ...
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... it is believed that the frag- ments of Sydney Smith may rank beside the thoughts of Pascal without his mysticism , and eclipse the wit of La Rochefoucauld without his misanthropy . 1 WIT AND WISDOM OF SYDNEY SMITH . ORIGIN OF THE.
... it is believed that the frag- ments of Sydney Smith may rank beside the thoughts of Pascal without his mysticism , and eclipse the wit of La Rochefoucauld without his misanthropy . 1 WIT AND WISDOM OF SYDNEY SMITH . ORIGIN OF THE.
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... thought fit to put any of their best hands upon this work .- [ E . R. 1802. ] FORESTALLING AND REGRATING . THE farmer has it not in his power to raise the price of corn : he never has fixed , and never can fix it . He is unquestionably ...
... thought fit to put any of their best hands upon this work .- [ E . R. 1802. ] FORESTALLING AND REGRATING . THE farmer has it not in his power to raise the price of corn : he never has fixed , and never can fix it . He is unquestionably ...
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... thought of picking his pockets ; the necessity of which professional measure was prevented by a speedy distribution of their contents . Forth from his bill - case this votary of Plutus drew his nitid Newlands ; all the forgers and ...
... thought of picking his pockets ; the necessity of which professional measure was prevented by a speedy distribution of their contents . Forth from his bill - case this votary of Plutus drew his nitid Newlands ; all the forgers and ...
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... thought , if you pay him for it , and do not insist that he shall either be brisk or brief .- [ E . R. 1803. ] LAPLANDERS . IN reading Mr. Catteau's account of the congealed and blighted Laplanders , we were struck with the infinite ...
... thought , if you pay him for it , and do not insist that he shall either be brisk or brief .- [ E . R. 1803. ] LAPLANDERS . IN reading Mr. Catteau's account of the congealed and blighted Laplanders , we were struck with the infinite ...
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