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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... appear to be the cir- cumstances which most strongly recommend a republic , M. Necker proposes it to the most numerous and the most profligate people in Europe , who are disgusted with the very name of liberty , from the incredible ...
... appear to be the cir- cumstances which most strongly recommend a republic , M. Necker proposes it to the most numerous and the most profligate people in Europe , who are disgusted with the very name of liberty , from the incredible ...
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... appear to remedy a very material defect in the English constitu- tion . An hereditary legislative aristocracy not only adds to the dignity of the throne , and establishes that grada- tion of ranks which is perhaps absolutely necessary ...
... appear to remedy a very material defect in the English constitu- tion . An hereditary legislative aristocracy not only adds to the dignity of the throne , and establishes that grada- tion of ranks which is perhaps absolutely necessary ...
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... appears like a great fool , squatting on his hams ; far surpassing gingerbread in splendour ; and , after asking some such idiotical question , as whether Europe is in Asia or Africa , retires with a flourish of trumpets very much out ...
... appears like a great fool , squatting on his hams ; far surpassing gingerbread in splendour ; and , after asking some such idiotical question , as whether Europe is in Asia or Africa , retires with a flourish of trumpets very much out ...
27. oldal
... appears to have migrated . It makes a loud and shrill noise , to attract the notice of anybody whom it may perceive ; and thus inducing him to follow the course it points out leads him to the tree where the bees have concealed their ...
... appears to have migrated . It makes a loud and shrill noise , to attract the notice of anybody whom it may perceive ; and thus inducing him to follow the course it points out leads him to the tree where the bees have concealed their ...
49. oldal
... appears to have been created ) , they will waste their happiness and their money ( if they can get any ) in years of silly , bloody , foolish , and accursed war , to prove to the world that Perkins is a real fine gentle- man , and that ...
... appears to have been created ) , they will waste their happiness and their money ( if they can get any ) in years of silly , bloody , foolish , and accursed war , to prove to the world that Perkins is a real fine gentle- man , and that ...
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