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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THE institution of two assemblies constitutes a check upon the passion and precipitation by which the resolutions of any single popular assembly may occasionally be governed .- [ E . R. 1803. ] DIVISION OF POWER .
THE institution of two assemblies constitutes a check upon the passion and precipitation by which the resolutions of any single popular assembly may occasionally be governed .- [ E . R. 1803. ] DIVISION OF POWER .
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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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... in a furious passion , attacked six or seven of his Majesty's largest elephants sword in hand , and would , in all probability , have reduced them to mince - meat , if the poor beasts had not been saved from the unequal combat .
... in a furious passion , attacked six or seven of his Majesty's largest elephants sword in hand , and would , in all probability , have reduced them to mince - meat , if the poor beasts had not been saved from the unequal combat .
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Foolish and imperfect as the religion of a Hindoo is , it is at least some restraint upon the intemperance of human passions . It is better a Brahmin should be respected , than that nobody should be respected .
Foolish and imperfect as the religion of a Hindoo is , it is at least some restraint upon the intemperance of human passions . It is better a Brahmin should be respected , than that nobody should be respected .
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Even for missionary purposes , therefore , the utmost discretion is necessary ; and if we wish to teach the natives a better religion , we must take care to do it in a manner which will not inspire them with a passion for political ...
Even for missionary purposes , therefore , the utmost discretion is necessary ; and if we wish to teach the natives a better religion , we must take care to do it in a manner which will not inspire them with a passion for political ...
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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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