The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volum 3Carey and Hart, 1844 |
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Pàgina 14
... reason of the thing , and to the ordinary working of humanity and justice , when assisted , as they are here , by self - interest and worldly policy , it might seem absurd to doubt of the result . But look- ing to the facts and the ...
... reason of the thing , and to the ordinary working of humanity and justice , when assisted , as they are here , by self - interest and worldly policy , it might seem absurd to doubt of the result . But look- ing to the facts and the ...
Pàgina 24
... reason in Mrs. Dormer's prejudices . She was , perhaps , a little blind to the faults of her friends ; a defect of which the world could not cure her ; but she was very kind to their virtues . She was fond of young people , and had an ...
... reason in Mrs. Dormer's prejudices . She was , perhaps , a little blind to the faults of her friends ; a defect of which the world could not cure her ; but she was very kind to their virtues . She was fond of young people , and had an ...
Pàgina 51
... reason a certain number of cooks , butlers , and domes- tics of every description , are sacrificed on their tombs . They have two sets of priests : the one dwell in the temples , and communicate with the idols ; the other species do ...
... reason a certain number of cooks , butlers , and domes- tics of every description , are sacrificed on their tombs . They have two sets of priests : the one dwell in the temples , and communicate with the idols ; the other species do ...
Pàgina 58
... reason to question it , this is what he by no means either expects or courts . There is a primitive simplicity in this excellent man , which much re- sembles that of the first prelates of the Christian church , who were with great ...
... reason to question it , this is what he by no means either expects or courts . There is a primitive simplicity in this excellent man , which much re- sembles that of the first prelates of the Christian church , who were with great ...
Pàgina 60
... reasons for present happiness . A man born blind is igno- rant of the pleasures of which he is deprived . After the resto- ration of his sight , his happiness will be increased from two causes ; from the delight he experiences at the ...
... reasons for present happiness . A man born blind is igno- rant of the pleasures of which he is deprived . After the resto- ration of his sight , his happiness will be increased from two causes ; from the delight he experiences at the ...
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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.