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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These extracts are purposely separated as much as possible from the context and connection in which they originally stood ; and each passage is limited to the smallest compass which could convey with accuracy the detached thoughts of ...
These extracts are purposely separated as much as possible from the context and connection in which they originally stood ; and each passage is limited to the smallest compass which could convey with accuracy the detached thoughts of ...
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... thoughts of Pascal without his mysticism , and eclipse the wit of La Rochefoucauld without his misanthropy . WIT AND WISDOM OF SYDNEY SMITH . ORIGIN OF THE.
... thoughts of Pascal without his mysticism , and eclipse the wit of La Rochefoucauld without his misanthropy . WIT AND WISDOM OF SYDNEY SMITH . ORIGIN OF THE.
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Those who do write grammatically , and those who do not ; and that they have not thought fit to put any of their best hands upon this work .- [ E . R. 1802. ] FORESTALLING AND REGRATING . THE farmer has it not in his power to raise the ...
Those who do write grammatically , and those who do not ; and that they have not thought fit to put any of their best hands upon this work .- [ E . R. 1802. ] FORESTALLING AND REGRATING . THE farmer has it not in his power to raise the ...
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Finding that they were not to have the pleasure of his company , the convicts very naturally thought of picking his pockets ; the necessity of which professional measure was prevented by a speedy distribution of their contents .
Finding that they were not to have the pleasure of his company , the convicts very naturally thought of picking his pockets ; the necessity of which professional measure was prevented by a speedy distribution of their contents .
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... but can take a spell at porisms as well as another ; and will make profound and extensive combinations of thought , if you pay him for it , and do not insist that he shall either be brisk or brief .— [ E . R. 1803. ] LAPLANDERS .
... but can take a spell at porisms as well as another ; and will make profound and extensive combinations of thought , if you pay him for it , and do not insist that he shall either be brisk or brief .— [ E . R. 1803. ] LAPLANDERS .
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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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