 It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw up a short and well-authenticated account of the habits of study of the most celebrated writers with whose style of literary industry we happen to be most acquainted. It would go very far to destroy the...  Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith - Page 203by Sydney Smith - 1870 - 458 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 pages
...had better at once dedicate himself to the pursuit of the fox,—or play with the tresses of Nesera's hair,—or talk of bullocks, and glory in the goad...them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians,— men of the most brilliant and imposing talents,—have actually laboured as hard as... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 pages
...dedicate himself to the pursuits of the fox, — :or sport / with the tangles of Neaera's hair, — or talk of bullocks, / and glory in the goad ! There...them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and imposing talents, — have actually labored as hard as... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 474 pages
...dedicate himself to the pursuit of the fox, — or sport with the tangles of Nesera's hair, — or talk of bullocks, and glory in the goad ! There are...association of genius and idleness, by showing them that H the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and imposing... | |
 | 1850 - 594 pages
...writers with whose style of literary industry we happen to be moat acquainted. It would go very for to destroy the absurd and pernicious association of...them that the greatest poets orators, statesmen, and historians ; men of the most brilliant and imposing talente ; have actually lubored us hard it* the... | |
 | 1850 - 600 pages
...well-authenticated account of 1850.] Editor's Table. 283 the habito of study of the most celebrated writer« with whose style of literary industry we happen to be most acquainted. It would go very Гаг to destroy the absurd and pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing them that... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 pages
...fox — or sport with the tangles of Necera's hair — or talk of bullocks, and glory in the goad 1 There are many modes of being frivolous, and not a...far to destroy the absurd and pernicious association bf genius and idleness, by showing them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians... | |
 | James Pycroft - 1854 - 360 pages
...charmed in seeing how much better they looked than they thought they would." 10. Sydney Smith said, " It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...pernicious association of genius and idleness, by showing men that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians—men of the most brilliant and imposing... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1854 - 428 pages
...also of the sabbath."— Mark ii. 23—28. " It would be an extremely profitable thing to draw tip a short and well-authenticated account of the habits...them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians, — men of the most brilliant and imposing talents, — have actually laboured as hard... | |
 | 1855 - 590 pages
...art could suggest, and every attention diligence could bestow.— Sydney Smith.. GENIUS AND INDUSTRY. IT would be an extremely profitable thing to draw...them that the greatest poets, orators, statesmen, and historians — men of the most brilliant and imposing talents — have actually laboured as hard as... | |
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