The Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith: A Selection of the Most Memorable Passages in His Writings and ConversationLongmans, Green, and Company, 1869 - 355 pages |
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Page 37 - In the four quarters of the globe, who reads an American book, or goes to an American play, or looks at an American picture or statue...
Page 19 - Readings for a Month Preparatory to Confirmation, from Writers of the Early and English Church. By the same Author.
Page 20 - PRINCIPLES of EDUCATION Drawn from Nature and Revelation, and applied to Female Education in the Upper Classes. By the Author of
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Page 10 - The PRIMITIVE INHABITANTS of SCANDINAVIA : containing a Description of the Implements, Dwellings, Tombs, and Mode of Living of the Savages in the North of Europe during the Stone Age. By SYEN NIISSON.
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Page 16 - A TREATISE on the SCREW PROPELLER, SCREW VESSELS, and Screw Engines, as adapted for purposes of Peace and War ; with Notices of other Methods of Propulsion, Tables of the Dimensions and Performance of Screw Steamers, and detailed Specifications of Ships and Engines. By J.
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Page 10 - BIBLE ANIMALS ; being a Description of every Living Creature mentioned in the Scriptures, from the Ape to the Coral.