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 páginas |
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... late . " MR . EDITOR , It is of some importance at what period a man is born . A young man , alive at this period , hardly knows to what improvements of human life he has been introduced ; and I would bring before his notice the fol ...
... late . " MR . EDITOR , It is of some importance at what period a man is born . A young man , alive at this period , hardly knows to what improvements of human life he has been introduced ; and I would bring before his notice the fol ...
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... late Mr. Pétion , who was sent over into this country to acquire a knowledge of our criminal law , is said to have declared himself thoroughly informed upon the subject , after remaining precisely two and thirty minutes in the Old ...
... late Mr. Pétion , who was sent over into this country to acquire a knowledge of our criminal law , is said to have declared himself thoroughly informed upon the subject , after remaining precisely two and thirty minutes in the Old ...
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... eleven ? were you too late to dress ? and did you sit up beyond the usual hour ? If a novel produces these effects , it is good ; if it does not story , language , love , scandal itself cannot - CONGRUITY IN FICTION . - A BORE . 57 save.
... eleven ? were you too late to dress ? and did you sit up beyond the usual hour ? If a novel produces these effects , it is good ; if it does not story , language , love , scandal itself cannot - CONGRUITY IN FICTION . - A BORE . 57 save.
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... late days become one of very ambiguous import . Mr. Rose , we can see , would imply by it the highest possible accuracy — as we see office pens advertised in the window of a shop , by way of excellence . The public reports of those ...
... late days become one of very ambiguous import . Mr. Rose , we can see , would imply by it the highest possible accuracy — as we see office pens advertised in the window of a shop , by way of excellence . The public reports of those ...
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... late father's letters : I am sorry to say I have none to send you . Upon principle , I keep no letters except those on business . I have not a single letter from him , nor from any human being , in my pos- session . [ Letter to R ...
... late father's letters : I am sorry to say I have none to send you . Upon principle , I keep no letters except those on business . I have not a single letter from him , nor from any human being , in my pos- session . [ Letter to R ...
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