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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With very slight exceptions , it will be found that an entire consistency pervades the whole series , though it extends over a period of more than thirty years ; and where those exceptions do occur they are attributable to changes in ...
With very slight exceptions , it will be found that an entire consistency pervades the whole series , though it extends over a period of more than thirty years ; and where those exceptions do occur they are attributable to changes in ...
5. oldal
... and with a degree of interest that convinces you their whole hearts are in the inquiry . You find they usually arrange their dishes at dinner by the points of the compass ; " Sandy , put the gigot of mutton to the south , and move ...
... and with a degree of interest that convinces you their whole hearts are in the inquiry . You find they usually arrange their dishes at dinner by the points of the compass ; " Sandy , put the gigot of mutton to the south , and move ...
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To insist that he should take a less price when he can obtain a greater , is to insist upon laying on that order of men the whole burden of supporting the poor ; a convenient system enough in the eyes of ...
To insist that he should take a less price when he can obtain a greater , is to insist upon laying on that order of men the whole burden of supporting the poor ; a convenient system enough in the eyes of ...
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... whimsical enough ; we possess the whole of the sea - coast , and enclose in a periphery the unfortunate King of Candia , whose rugged and mountainous dominions may be compared to a coarse mass of iron , set in a circle of silver .
... whimsical enough ; we possess the whole of the sea - coast , and enclose in a periphery the unfortunate King of Candia , whose rugged and mountainous dominions may be compared to a coarse mass of iron , set in a circle of silver .
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He had the whole power of the Turkish empire at his disposal for fifteen years ; and , after repeated efforts to improve the army , abandoned the scheme as totally impracticable . The celebrated Bonneval , in his time , and De Tott ...
He had the whole power of the Turkish empire at his disposal for fifteen years ; and , after repeated efforts to improve the army , abandoned the scheme as totally impracticable . The celebrated Bonneval , in his time , and De Tott ...
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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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