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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... spirit which rose without affectation to the loftiest piety , and to the noblest lessons of duty . The most salient of these passages ( though by no means all which might be selected from his works ) will be found in the present volume ...
... spirit which rose without affectation to the loftiest piety , and to the noblest lessons of duty . The most salient of these passages ( though by no means all which might be selected from his works ) will be found in the present volume ...
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... spirit of the people and the only circumstance which makes a lively impression upon their senses , and powerfully re- minds them of their importance , their power , and their rights , is the periodical choice of their representatives ...
... spirit of the people and the only circumstance which makes a lively impression upon their senses , and powerfully re- minds them of their importance , their power , and their rights , is the periodical choice of their representatives ...
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... spirits is so low , that what in other countries would be deemed dejection , proceeding from casual mis- fortune , is the habitual tenour and complexion of his mind . In all the operations of his understanding he must have time . He is ...
... spirits is so low , that what in other countries would be deemed dejection , proceeding from casual mis- fortune , is the habitual tenour and complexion of his mind . In all the operations of his understanding he must have time . He is ...
44. oldal
... spirits for six or seven hundred years , and seeing nothing but fog and vapour , he is out of spirits too ; and when there is no selling or buying ; or no business to settle , he prefers being alone and looking at the fire . If any ...
... spirits for six or seven hundred years , and seeing nothing but fog and vapour , he is out of spirits too ; and when there is no selling or buying ; or no business to settle , he prefers being alone and looking at the fire . If any ...
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... spirit of emulation would make them better ushers , tradesmen , and mechanics . We did , in truth , imagine we had observed , in some of their faces , a bold project for procuring better breeches for keeping out the blasts of heaven ...
... spirit of emulation would make them better ushers , tradesmen , and mechanics . We did , in truth , imagine we had observed , in some of their faces , a bold project for procuring better breeches for keeping out the blasts of heaven ...
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