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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... presents such an immediate , and such a seducing species of provision to all its inhabitants , that it has no idle discontented populace ; its population amounts only to six millions , and it is not condensed in such masses as the ...
... presents such an immediate , and such a seducing species of provision to all its inhabitants , that it has no idle discontented populace ; its population amounts only to six millions , and it is not condensed in such masses as the ...
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... present . " I cannot come to serve upon the jury - the waters of the Hawkesbury are out , and I have a mile to swim - the kangaroos will break into my corn - the convicts have robbed me - my little boy has been bitten by an ...
... present . " I cannot come to serve upon the jury - the waters of the Hawkesbury are out , and I have a mile to swim - the kangaroos will break into my corn - the convicts have robbed me - my little boy has been bitten by an ...
25. oldal
... presents : and his Majesty once exasperated a little French ambassador to such a degree , by the various pretences under which he kept him at his court , that this lively member of the Corps Diplomatique , one day , in a furious passion ...
... presents : and his Majesty once exasperated a little French ambassador to such a degree , by the various pretences under which he kept him at his court , that this lively member of the Corps Diplomatique , one day , in a furious passion ...
32. oldal
... present , in the Turkish army , a curious mixture of the severest despotism in the commander , and the most rebellious insolence in the soldier . When the soldier misbehaves , the Vizier cuts his head off , and places it under his arm ...
... present , in the Turkish army , a curious mixture of the severest despotism in the commander , and the most rebellious insolence in the soldier . When the soldier misbehaves , the Vizier cuts his head off , and places it under his arm ...
33. oldal
... present Capitan Pacha has done will be immediately pulled to pieces .- [ E . R. 1803. ] NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS . THERE are goîtres out of the Valais , extortioners who do not worship Moses , oat cakes south of the Tweed , and balm ...
... present Capitan Pacha has done will be immediately pulled to pieces .- [ E . R. 1803. ] NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS . THERE are goîtres out of the Valais , extortioners who do not worship Moses , oat cakes south of the Tweed , and balm ...
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