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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... except on the false or the vile - for admirable sense applied to the business of life - and for that enlightened Christian spirit which rose without affectation to the loftiest piety , and to the noblest lessons of duty .
... except on the false or the vile - for admirable sense applied to the business of life - and for that enlightened Christian spirit which rose without affectation to the loftiest piety , and to the noblest lessons of duty .
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[ E. R. 1823. ] - - DINNERS AT SYDNEY . AN officer , invited to dinner by the Governor , cannot refuse , unless in case of sickness . This is the most complete tyranny we ever heard of . If the officer comes out to his duty at ...
[ E. R. 1823. ] - - DINNERS AT SYDNEY . AN officer , invited to dinner by the Governor , cannot refuse , unless in case of sickness . This is the most complete tyranny we ever heard of . If the officer comes out to his duty at ...
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The objection , indeed , to these compositions , when they are well done , is , that it is impossible to do anything , or perform any human duty , while we are engaged in them . Who can read Mr. Hallam's Middle Ages , or extract the ...
The objection , indeed , to these compositions , when they are well done , is , that it is impossible to do anything , or perform any human duty , while we are engaged in them . Who can read Mr. Hallam's Middle Ages , or extract the ...
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Ir may be our duty to make the Hindoos Christians that is another argument : but , that we shall by so doing strengthen our empire , we utterly deny . What signifies identity of religion to a question of this kind ?
Ir may be our duty to make the Hindoos Christians that is another argument : but , that we shall by so doing strengthen our empire , we utterly deny . What signifies identity of religion to a question of this kind ?
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It is the imperious duty of Government to watch some of these men most narrowly . There is nothing of which they are not capable . And what , after all , did Tippo effect in the way of conversion ? How many Mahometans did he make ?
It is the imperious duty of Government to watch some of these men most narrowly . There is nothing of which they are not capable . And what , after all , did Tippo effect in the way of conversion ? How many Mahometans did he make ?
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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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