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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... too near the truth to be admitted ; so we took our present grave motto from Publius Syrus , of whom none of us had , I am sure , read a single line ; and so began what has since turned out to be a very important and able journal .
... too near the truth to be admitted ; so we took our present grave motto from Publius Syrus , of whom none of us had , I am sure , read a single line ; and so began what has since turned out to be a very important and able journal .
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It is always considered a piece of impertinence in England if a man of less than two or three thousand a year has any opinions at all on important subjects ; and in addition he was sure to be assailed with all the Billingsgate of the ...
It is always considered a piece of impertinence in England if a man of less than two or three thousand a year has any opinions at all on important subjects ; and in addition he was sure to be assailed with all the Billingsgate of the ...
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To what purpose , we say , is a bird placed in the woods of Cayenne with a bill a yard long , making a noise like a puppy dog , and laying eggs in hollow trees ? The toucans , to be sure , might retort , to what purpose were gentlemen ...
To what purpose , we say , is a bird placed in the woods of Cayenne with a bill a yard long , making a noise like a puppy dog , and laying eggs in hollow trees ? The toucans , to be sure , might retort , to what purpose were gentlemen ...
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INCONSISTENCY OF SLAVERY AND FREE INSTITUTIONS . sure or LET the world judge which is the most liable to cenwe who , in the midst of our rottenness , have torn off the manacles of slaves all over the world ; they who , with their idle ...
INCONSISTENCY OF SLAVERY AND FREE INSTITUTIONS . sure or LET the world judge which is the most liable to cenwe who , in the midst of our rottenness , have torn off the manacles of slaves all over the world ; they who , with their idle ...
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ENGLAND is , to be sure , a very expensive country ; but a million of millions has been expended in making it habitable and comfortable ; and this is a constant source of revenue , or , what is the same thing , a constant diminution of ...
ENGLAND is , to be sure , a very expensive country ; but a million of millions has been expended in making it habitable and comfortable ; and this is a constant source of revenue , or , what is the same thing , a constant diminution of ...
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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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