The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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Page vii
... called back to their proper exercise , subordinate maladies to be watched , secondary and vicarious symptoms to be studied . The physician is a wise man — but the anserous politician insists , after 200 years of persecu- tion , and ten ...
... called back to their proper exercise , subordinate maladies to be watched , secondary and vicarious symptoms to be studied . The physician is a wise man — but the anserous politician insists , after 200 years of persecu- tion , and ten ...
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... called a sensible , than of a very acute man ; of a man certainly more remarkable for his learning than his originality . It refutes the very refutable positions of Mr. Godwin , without placing the doctrine of 6 DR . PARR .
... called a sensible , than of a very acute man ; of a man certainly more remarkable for his learning than his originality . It refutes the very refutable positions of Mr. Godwin , without placing the doctrine of 6 DR . PARR .
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... called a servile copyist of either of these gentlemen , as he has rejected the logic of the one , and the eloquence of the other , and imitated them only in their headstrong violence , and exaggerated abuse . There are some men who ...
... called a servile copyist of either of these gentlemen , as he has rejected the logic of the one , and the eloquence of the other , and imitated them only in their headstrong violence , and exaggerated abuse . There are some men who ...
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... called forth in the cause of Discord by those hireling singers , who are equally ready to invoke the Divine favour on the head of their King , or to strain their venal throats in chanting the triumphs of his bitterest enemies . ' All ...
... called forth in the cause of Discord by those hireling singers , who are equally ready to invoke the Divine favour on the head of their King , or to strain their venal throats in chanting the triumphs of his bitterest enemies . ' All ...
Page 36
... called Estella ; whereas he has really been sleeping with a third lady , called Amelrosa . Passing across the stage , this gallant gentleman takes an opportunity of mentioning to the audience , that he has been passing his time very ...
... called Estella ; whereas he has really been sleeping with a third lady , called Amelrosa . Passing across the stage , this gallant gentleman takes an opportunity of mentioning to the audience , that he has been passing his time very ...
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