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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... to that system which would totally abolish the punishment of death . That it is much too frequently inflicted in this country , we readily admit ; but we suspect it will be always ne- PROMULGATION OF LAWS . 81 cessary to reserve it for.
... to that system which would totally abolish the punishment of death . That it is much too frequently inflicted in this country , we readily admit ; but we suspect it will be always ne- PROMULGATION OF LAWS . 81 cessary to reserve it for.
81. oldal
... Death is the most terrible punishment to the common people , and therefore the most preventive . It does not perpetually outrage the feelings of those who are in- nocent , and likely to remain innocent , as would be the case from the ...
... Death is the most terrible punishment to the common people , and therefore the most preventive . It does not perpetually outrage the feelings of those who are in- nocent , and likely to remain innocent , as would be the case from the ...
87. oldal
... death ; and so teaching him to estimate his progress in real wisdom as he can scan the verses of the Greek tragedians . [ E. R. 1809. ] - NARROWNESS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION . THE English clergy , in whose hands education entirely rests ...
... death ; and so teaching him to estimate his progress in real wisdom as he can scan the verses of the Greek tragedians . [ E. R. 1809. ] - NARROWNESS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION . THE English clergy , in whose hands education entirely rests ...
95. oldal
... death less terrible.- [ E. R. 1810. ] MENTAL CULTURE , A WOMAN of accomplishments may entertain those who have the pleasure of knowing her for half an hour with great brilliancy ; but a mind full of ideas , and with that elastic spring ...
... death less terrible.- [ E. R. 1810. ] MENTAL CULTURE , A WOMAN of accomplishments may entertain those who have the pleasure of knowing her for half an hour with great brilliancy ; but a mind full of ideas , and with that elastic spring ...
98. oldal
... death of a field of battle , ten acres covered with dead , and half dead , and dying ; and the shrieks and agonies of many thousand human beings . There is more of misery in- flicted upon mankind by one year of war , than by all the ...
... death of a field of battle , ten acres covered with dead , and half dead , and dying ; and the shrieks and agonies of many thousand human beings . There is more of misery in- flicted upon mankind by one year of war , than by all the ...
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