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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16. oldal
... animal , as tall as a grenadier , with the head of a rabbit , a tail as big as a bed - post , hopping along at the rate of five hops to a mile , with three or four young kangaroos looking out of its false uterus , to see what is passing ...
... animal , as tall as a grenadier , with the head of a rabbit , a tail as big as a bed - post , hopping along at the rate of five hops to a mile , with three or four young kangaroos looking out of its false uterus , to see what is passing ...
30. oldal
... animal life that nobody has ever seen before , except Swammerdam and Meriam . insect with eleven legs is swimming in your teacup , a nondescript with nine wings is struggling in the small beer , or a caterpillar with several dozen eyes ...
... animal life that nobody has ever seen before , except Swammerdam and Meriam . insect with eleven legs is swimming in your teacup , a nondescript with nine wings is struggling in the small beer , or a caterpillar with several dozen eyes ...
31. oldal
... animal spirits is so low , that what in other countries would be deemed dejection , proceeding from casual mis- fortune , is the habitual tenour and complexion of his mind . In all the operations of his understanding he must have time ...
... animal spirits is so low , that what in other countries would be deemed dejection , proceeding from casual mis- fortune , is the habitual tenour and complexion of his mind . In all the operations of his understanding he must have time ...
35. oldal
... animal , given to every species of antic and apish amuse- ment ; and as he is unacquainted with the future and promised delights of the Arabian prophet , he enjoys the bad music , and imperfect beauty of this world , with a most eager ...
... animal , given to every species of antic and apish amuse- ment ; and as he is unacquainted with the future and promised delights of the Arabian prophet , he enjoys the bad music , and imperfect beauty of this world , with a most eager ...
58. oldal
... animals and beasts of prey ; but does such a man , who lays waste a whole party of civilised beings by prosing , reflect upon the joys he spoils , and the misery he creates , in the course of his life ? and that any one who listens to ...
... animals and beasts of prey ; but does such a man , who lays waste a whole party of civilised beings by prosing , reflect upon the joys he spoils , and the misery he creates , in the course of his life ? and that any one who listens to ...
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