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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... writer . In this volume the gems are displayed without their setting - the pearls are unstrung . It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when ...
... writer . In this volume the gems are displayed without their setting - the pearls are unstrung . It has frequently been remarked that wit and knowledge strike more forcibly upon the mind , and cling more faithfully to the memory , when ...
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... WRITER . An accident , which happened to the gentleman en- gaged in reviewing this sermon , proves , in the most strik- ing manner , the importance of the charity for which it was preached in restoring to life persons in whom the vital ...
... WRITER . An accident , which happened to the gentleman en- gaged in reviewing this sermon , proves , in the most strik- ing manner , the importance of the charity for which it was preached in restoring to life persons in whom the vital ...
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... far greater proportion of their statesmen and artists and political writers have been foreigners , than ever occurred before in the history of any civilised and educated people . During the AMERICA . - SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES . 37.
... far greater proportion of their statesmen and artists and political writers have been foreigners , than ever occurred before in the history of any civilised and educated people . During the AMERICA . - SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES . 37.
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... which , in able hands , might be guided to the most salutary purposes . The object is to encourage the love of labour , which is best encouraged by the love of money .- [ E . R. ] 52 PLAIN WRITING . - GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN.
... which , in able hands , might be guided to the most salutary purposes . The object is to encourage the love of labour , which is best encouraged by the love of money .- [ E . R. ] 52 PLAIN WRITING . - GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN.
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... WRITING . - GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN WRITING . SUCH men , to be sure , have existed as Julius Cæsar ; but , in general , a correct and elegant style is hardly attainable by those who have passed their lives in action : and no one has ...
... WRITING . - GILDING THE GALLOWS . PLAIN WRITING . SUCH men , to be sure , have existed as Julius Cæsar ; but , in general , a correct and elegant style is hardly attainable by those who have passed their lives in action : and no one has ...
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