The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation |
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PARR seems to think , that eloquence consists not in an exuberance of beautiful images — not in simple and sublime conceptions - not in the feelings of the passions ; but in a studious arrangement of sonorous , exotic , and sesquipedal ...
PARR seems to think , that eloquence consists not in an exuberance of beautiful images — not in simple and sublime conceptions - not in the feelings of the passions ; but in a studious arrangement of sonorous , exotic , and sesquipedal ...
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They are mighty in their fallacies , and beautiful in their [ E. R. ] errors . SUPERFLUITY OF POETS . THOUGH we praise Mr. Broughton for his book , and praise him very sincerely , we must warn him against that dreadful propensity which ...
They are mighty in their fallacies , and beautiful in their [ E. R. ] errors . SUPERFLUITY OF POETS . THOUGH we praise Mr. Broughton for his book , and praise him very sincerely , we must warn him against that dreadful propensity which ...
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THE two ancient languages are as mere inventions —as pieces of mechanism incomparably more beautiful than any of the modern languages of Europe : their mode of signifying time and case , by terminations , instead of auxiliary verbs and ...
THE two ancient languages are as mere inventions —as pieces of mechanism incomparably more beautiful than any of the modern languages of Europe : their mode of signifying time and case , by terminations , instead of auxiliary verbs and ...
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If a lad won't learn the words of a language , his degradation in the school is a very natural punishment for his disobedience , or his indolence ; but it would be as reasonable to expect that all boys should be witty , or beautiful ...
If a lad won't learn the words of a language , his degradation in the school is a very natural punishment for his disobedience , or his indolence ; but it would be as reasonable to expect that all boys should be witty , or beautiful ...
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THE most beautiful possession which a country can have is a noble and rich man , who loves virtue and knowledge ; who without being feeble or fanatical is pious and who without being factious is firm and independent ; — who , in his ...
THE most beautiful possession which a country can have is a noble and rich man , who loves virtue and knowledge ; who without being feeble or fanatical is pious and who without being factious is firm and independent ; — who , in his ...
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| Cím | The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and Conversation |
| Szerző | Sydney Smith |
| Kiadás | újranyomás |
| Kiadó | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1869 |
| Eredeti forrása | Harvard Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2009. jan. 23. |
| Terjedelem | 355 oldal |
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