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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... the niceties of law questions . It is therefore necessary to add to their number a certain portion of novi homines , men of established character for talents , and upon whom DR . PARR . 13 the previous tenor of their.
... the niceties of law questions . It is therefore necessary to add to their number a certain portion of novi homines , men of established character for talents , and upon whom DR . PARR . 13 the previous tenor of their.
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... characters by whom she was originally peopled .- [ E . R. 1803. ] ATTRACTIONS OF AUSTRALIA . A LONDON thief , clothed in kangaroo's skins , lodged under the bark of the dwarf eucalyptus , and keeping с 18 EMANCIPATED CONVICTS . sheep ...
... characters by whom she was originally peopled .- [ E . R. 1803. ] ATTRACTIONS OF AUSTRALIA . A LONDON thief , clothed in kangaroo's skins , lodged under the bark of the dwarf eucalyptus , and keeping с 18 EMANCIPATED CONVICTS . sheep ...
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... character and disposition a young colony really cannot afford to dispense with the services . of any person of superior talents . Activity , resolution , and acuteness , are of such immense importance in the hard circumstances of a new ...
... character and disposition a young colony really cannot afford to dispense with the services . of any person of superior talents . Activity , resolution , and acuteness , are of such immense importance in the hard circumstances of a new ...
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... character is not agreeable . It is marked by silence , phlegm , and reserve . A Dane is the excess and extravagance of a Dutchman ; more breeched , more ponderous , and more saturnine . He is not often a bad member of society in the ...
... character is not agreeable . It is marked by silence , phlegm , and reserve . A Dane is the excess and extravagance of a Dutchman ; more breeched , more ponderous , and more saturnine . He is not often a bad member of society in the ...
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... avoiding pork ; others say , that the real monopoly which the celestials wish to establish is that of beef and so they piously and prudently rush into a course of mutton .- [ E . R. 1803. ] 36 USES OF CONQUEST . - AMERICAN CHARACTER . USES.
... avoiding pork ; others say , that the real monopoly which the celestials wish to establish is that of beef and so they piously and prudently rush into a course of mutton .- [ E . R. 1803. ] 36 USES OF CONQUEST . - AMERICAN CHARACTER . USES.
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