The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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... is 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 .
... is 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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... certainly vary with the character of their governors ; but the Uni- versity of Oxford so far differs from Dr. Parr in the commendation he has bestowed upon its state of public education , that they have , since the publication of his ...
... certainly vary with the character of their governors ; but the Uni- versity of Oxford so far differs from Dr. Parr in the commendation he has bestowed upon its state of public education , that they have , since the publication of his ...
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... up an English sermon , expects to find it a tedious essay , full of commonplace mo- rality ; and if the fulfilment of such expectations be - meritorious , the clergy have certainly the merit of DR . RENNEL . 11 Dr Rennel.
... up an English sermon , expects to find it a tedious essay , full of commonplace mo- rality ; and if the fulfilment of such expectations be - meritorious , the clergy have certainly the merit of DR . RENNEL . 11 Dr Rennel.
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Sydney Smith. - meritorious , the clergy have certainly the merit of not disappointing their readers . Yet it is curious to consider , how a body of men so well educated , and so magnificently endowed as the English clergy , should ...
Sydney Smith. - meritorious , the clergy have certainly the merit of not disappointing their readers . Yet it is curious to consider , how a body of men so well educated , and so magnificently endowed as the English clergy , should ...
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... certainly a more drunken , quarrelsome , adulterous , intriguing , lascivious set of beings , than are to be met with in the most profligate court in Europe . There is , every now and then , some plain coarse morality in Homer ; but the ...
... certainly a more drunken , quarrelsome , adulterous , intriguing , lascivious set of beings , than are to be met with in the most profligate court in Europe . There is , every now and then , some plain coarse morality in Homer ; but the ...
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Page 282 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there ; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
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Page 280 - But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.