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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It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when they are reduced to the form of maxims or aphorisms ; and if this be true in general it is true ...
It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when they are reduced to the form of maxims or aphorisms ; and if this be true in general it is true ...
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... she can adopt none without the greatest peril . — [ E. R. 1803. ] - POLITICAL EXPERIENCE . To call upon a nation , on a sudden , totally destitute of such knowledge and experience , to perform all the 1 " 4 ; OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM .
... she can adopt none without the greatest peril . — [ E. R. 1803. ] - POLITICAL EXPERIENCE . To call upon a nation , on a sudden , totally destitute of such knowledge and experience , to perform all the 1 " 4 ; OBSTACLES TO FREEDOM .
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When the history of the colony has been attentively perused in the parish of St. Giles , the ancient avocation of picking pockets will certainly not become more discreditable from the knowledge that it may eventually lead to the ...
When the history of the colony has been attentively perused in the parish of St. Giles , the ancient avocation of picking pockets will certainly not become more discreditable from the knowledge that it may eventually lead to the ...
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THERE is something , too , to be highly respected and praised in the conduct of a country gentleman who , instead of exhausting life in the chase , has dedicated a considerable portion of it to the pursuit of knowledge .
THERE is something , too , to be highly respected and praised in the conduct of a country gentleman who , instead of exhausting life in the chase , has dedicated a considerable portion of it to the pursuit of knowledge .
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THE late Mr. Pétion , who was sent over into this country to acquire a knowledge of our criminal law , is said to have declared himself thoroughly informed upon the subject , after remaining precisely two and thirty minutes in the Old ...
THE late Mr. Pétion , who was sent over into this country to acquire a knowledge of our criminal law , is said to have declared himself thoroughly informed upon the subject , after remaining precisely two and thirty minutes in the Old ...
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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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