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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... Comorin to the Caspian .- [ E . R. 1803. ] THE KING OF KANDY . THE King of Candia is of course despotic ; and the history of his life and reign presents the same mono- 26 PEARLS . - RELATIONS OF MANKIND . tonous ostentation.
... Comorin to the Caspian .- [ E . R. 1803. ] THE KING OF KANDY . THE King of Candia is of course despotic ; and the history of his life and reign presents the same mono- 26 PEARLS . - RELATIONS OF MANKIND . tonous ostentation.
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... course it points out leads him to the tree where the bees have concealed their treasure ; after the apiary has been robbed , this feathered scoundrel gleans his reward from the hive . The list of Ceylonese snakes is hideous ; and we ...
... course it points out leads him to the tree where the bees have concealed their treasure ; after the apiary has been robbed , this feathered scoundrel gleans his reward from the hive . The list of Ceylonese snakes is hideous ; and we ...
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... course , preserve their authority , though they are perpetually showing , by the clearest evidence of facts , upon what sort of foundation . [ E. R. 1803. ] - AFRICAN LITIGATION . THE Africans are very litigious ; and display , in their ...
... course , preserve their authority , though they are perpetually showing , by the clearest evidence of facts , upon what sort of foundation . [ E. R. 1803. ] - AFRICAN LITIGATION . THE Africans are very litigious ; and display , in their ...
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... others say , that the real monopoly which the ' celestials wish to establish is that of beef and so they piously and prudently rush into a course of mutton .- [ E . R. 1803. ] 36 USES OF CONQUEST . - AMERICAN CHARACTER . USES.
... others say , that the real monopoly which the ' celestials wish to establish is that of beef and so they piously and prudently rush into a course of mutton .- [ E . R. 1803. ] 36 USES OF CONQUEST . - AMERICAN CHARACTER . USES.
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... course of his life ? and that any one who listens to him through politeness , would prefer toothache or ear - ache to his conversation ? Does he consider the extreme uneasiness which ensues , when the company have discovered a man to be ...
... course of his life ? and that any one who listens to him through politeness , would prefer toothache or ear - ache to his conversation ? Does he consider the extreme uneasiness which ensues , when the company have discovered a man to be ...
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