The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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... hands of Lord Jeffrey and Lord Brougham , and reached the highest point of popularity and success . I con- tributed from England many articles , which I have been foolish enough to collect and publish with some other tracts written by ...
... hands of Lord Jeffrey and Lord Brougham , and reached the highest point of popularity and success . I con- tributed from England many articles , which I have been foolish enough to collect and publish with some other tracts written by ...
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... hand which signed your inden- ture lay cold and motionless in the dark and dreary chambers of death . ' In page 16. Dr. Parr , in speaking of the indentures of the hospital , a subject ( as we should have thought ) little calculated for ...
... hand which signed your inden- ture lay cold and motionless in the dark and dreary chambers of death . ' In page 16. Dr. Parr , in speaking of the indentures of the hospital , a subject ( as we should have thought ) little calculated for ...
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... hand , and on the other , of despair ; irritated by a recollection of the meanness of the artifices and the baseness of the hands by which utter and remediless ruin has been inflicted ; in the midst of these feelings of horror and ...
... hand , and on the other , of despair ; irritated by a recollection of the meanness of the artifices and the baseness of the hands by which utter and remediless ruin has been inflicted ; in the midst of these feelings of horror and ...
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... hand of a master . The agitation which Cæsario exhibits upon his first joining the conspirators in the cave , previous to the blowing up of the mine , and immedi- ately after stabbing Ottilia , is very fine . " Ay , shout , shout ...
... hand of a master . The agitation which Cæsario exhibits upon his first joining the conspirators in the cave , previous to the blowing up of the mine , and immedi- ately after stabbing Ottilia , is very fine . " Ay , shout , shout ...
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... hands , might be guided to the most salutary purposes . The object is to encourage the love of labour , which is best encouraged by the love of money . We have very great doubts on the policy of reserving the best timber on the estates ...
... hands , might be guided to the most salutary purposes . The object is to encourage the love of labour , which is best encouraged by the love of money . We have very great doubts on the policy of reserving the best timber on the estates ...
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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 16 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
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.