The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volum 3Carey and Hart, 1844 |
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Pàgina 21
... opinion of me ; I blush for my unworthiness . But confess , that in fact you were rather alarmed at the idea of being held up to such a critic as the recommender of a bad dish . " — " Oh , no , I was not think- ing of that ; but I ...
... opinion of me ; I blush for my unworthiness . But confess , that in fact you were rather alarmed at the idea of being held up to such a critic as the recommender of a bad dish . " — " Oh , no , I was not think- ing of that ; but I ...
Pàgina 41
... opinion of Madame de Staël ) even in France . It happens , however , fortunately enough , that her book is as dull as it could have been if her intentions had been good ; for wit , dexterity , and the pleasant energies of the mind ...
... opinion of Madame de Staël ) even in France . It happens , however , fortunately enough , that her book is as dull as it could have been if her intentions had been good ; for wit , dexterity , and the pleasant energies of the mind ...
Pàgina 46
... opinion of this book is , that it is calculated to shed a mild lustre over adultery ; by gentle and convenient gradation , to destroy the modesty and the caution of women : to facilitate the acquisition of easy vices , and en- cumber ...
... opinion of this book is , that it is calculated to shed a mild lustre over adultery ; by gentle and convenient gradation , to destroy the modesty and the caution of women : to facilitate the acquisition of easy vices , and en- cumber ...
Pàgina 50
... opinion , rather than controlling it by their authority . In ex- ercising his judicial functions , the king always retires in pri- vate with the aristocracy , to hear their opinions . 50 WORKS OF THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH .
... opinion , rather than controlling it by their authority . In ex- ercising his judicial functions , the king always retires in pri- vate with the aristocracy , to hear their opinions . 50 WORKS OF THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH .
Pàgina 51
Sydney Smith. vate with the aristocracy , to hear their opinions . The course of succession in Ashantee is the brother , the sister's son , the son , and the chief slave . The king's sisters may marry , or intrigue with any person they ...
Sydney Smith. vate with the aristocracy , to hear their opinions . The course of succession in Ashantee is the brother , the sister's son , the son , and the chief slave . The king's sisters may marry , or intrigue with any person they ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 292 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Pàgina 129 - Are you really my son Esau, or not?" 22 So Jacob came closer to his father Isaac. When he touched him, he said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Pàgina 255 - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Pàgina 105 - In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs.
Pàgina 214 - Curran, the Master of the Rolls, said to Mr. Grattan, ' You would be the greatest man of your age, Grattan, if you would buy a few yards of red tape, and tie up your bills and papers.
Pàgina 325 - Somerville's breed running wild over the country; the minister of the parish wounded solely in his hinder parts; Mrs. Plymley in fits; all these scenes of war an Austrian or a Russian has seen three or four times over ; but it is now three centuries since an English pig has fallen in a fair battle upon English ground, or a farm-house been rifled, or a clergyman's wife been subjected to any other proposals of love than the connubial endearments of her sleek and orthodox mate.
Pàgina 302 - I have before said, the moment the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid adieu to common feeling, common prudence, and common sense, and to act with the barbarity of tyrants and the fatuity of idiots.
Pàgina 105 - Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town ; the tide rose to an incredible height ; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction.
Pàgina 233 - And he answering, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Pàgina 325 - I do say it to create alarm; for we do not appear to me to be half alarmed enough, or to entertain that sense of our danger which leads to the most obvious means of self-defence. As for the spirit of the peasantry, in making a gallant defence behind hedge-rows, and through plate-racks and hen-coops, highly as I think of their bravery, I do not know any nation in Europe so likely to be struck with panic as the English ; and this from their total unacquaintance with the science of war.