The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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... believe to be unde- niable and he is only erroneous in excluding the particular affections , because , in so doing , he deprives us of our most powerful means of promoting his own principle of universal good ; for it is as much as to ...
... believe to be unde- niable and he is only erroneous in excluding the particular affections , because , in so doing , he deprives us of our most powerful means of promoting his own principle of universal good ; for it is as much as to ...
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... believe , and forty years after Mr. Gibbon's residence , completely abolished their very ludicrous and disgraceful exercises for degrees , and have substituted in their place a system of exertion , and a scale of academical honours ...
... believe , and forty years after Mr. Gibbon's residence , completely abolished their very ludicrous and disgraceful exercises for degrees , and have substituted in their place a system of exertion , and a scale of academical honours ...
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... believe the natives were unacquainted with the use of canoes ; a fact ex- tremely embarrassing to those who indulge themselves in speculating on the genealogy of nations ; because it reduces them to the necessity of supposing that the ...
... believe the natives were unacquainted with the use of canoes ; a fact ex- tremely embarrassing to those who indulge themselves in speculating on the genealogy of nations ; because it reduces them to the necessity of supposing that the ...
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... believe was ever before discovered so near the line ) is probably rather a disadvantage than an advantage ; because , as it lies extremely favourable for sea carriage , it may prove to be a cheaper fuel than wood , and thus operate as a ...
... believe was ever before discovered so near the line ) is probably rather a disadvantage than an advantage ; because , as it lies extremely favourable for sea carriage , it may prove to be a cheaper fuel than wood , and thus operate as a ...
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... believe , of encountering this evil , is by deriving from it such a revenue as will not admit of smuggling . Beyond this , it is almost invincible by authority ; and is probably to be cured only by the progressive re- finement of ...
... believe , of encountering this evil , is by deriving from it such a revenue as will not admit of smuggling . Beyond this , it is almost invincible by authority ; and is probably to be cured only by the progressive re- finement of ...
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