The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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... friends , and coun- trymen drop from the mind , during the struggles it makes to grasp the collective interests of the species ; and when the associ- ation that attached us to them has been dissolved , the notions we have formed of ...
... friends , and coun- trymen drop from the mind , during the struggles it makes to grasp the collective interests of the species ; and when the associ- ation that attached us to them has been dissolved , the notions we have formed of ...
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... friendship , from which they appear to be protected by intrinsic worth , is so painful a consideration , that the very thought of it , we are persuaded , will induce Mr. Bowles to desist from writing on political subjects . DR ...
... friendship , from which they appear to be protected by intrinsic worth , is so painful a consideration , that the very thought of it , we are persuaded , will induce Mr. Bowles to desist from writing on political subjects . DR ...
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... friends , is fit for the deliberate attention of the public , who cannot be influenced by the de- cency of a clergyman's private life , flattered by the sedulous politeness of his manners , or misled by the fallacious circumstances of ...
... friends , is fit for the deliberate attention of the public , who cannot be influenced by the de- cency of a clergyman's private life , flattered by the sedulous politeness of his manners , or misled by the fallacious circumstances of ...
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... - pared to assassination , is a prodigious victory gained over human passions . Whoever kills another in the neighbourhood of Botany Bay , is compelled to appear at an appointed day before the friends of the deceased 46 AUSTRALIA .
... - pared to assassination , is a prodigious victory gained over human passions . Whoever kills another in the neighbourhood of Botany Bay , is compelled to appear at an appointed day before the friends of the deceased 46 AUSTRALIA .
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Sydney Smith. at an appointed day before the friends of the deceased , and to sustain the attacks of their missile weapons . If he is killed , he is deemed to have met with a de- served death ; if not , he is considered to have expi ...
Sydney Smith. at an appointed day before the friends of the deceased , and to sustain the attacks of their missile weapons . If he is killed , he is deemed to have met with a de- served death ; if not , he is considered to have expi ...
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