The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... opinions upon political subjects a little too liberal for the dynasty of Dundas , then exercising supreme power over the northern division of the island . I One day we happened to meet in the eighth or ninth story or flat in Buccleugh ...
... opinions upon political subjects a little too liberal for the dynasty of Dundas , then exercising supreme power over the northern division of the island . I One day we happened to meet in the eighth or ninth story or flat in Buccleugh ...
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... opinions are abolished , and I see nothing in such measures but unmixed good and real increase of strength to our Establishment . The idea of danger from the extension of the Catholic religion in England I utterly deride . The Catholic ...
... opinions are abolished , and I see nothing in such measures but unmixed good and real increase of strength to our Establishment . The idea of danger from the extension of the Catholic religion in England I utterly deride . The Catholic ...
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... opinions , and who were too honest to sell them for the ermine of the judge , or the lawn of the pre- late - a long ... opinion at that period ; and not only was there no pay , but there were many stripes . It is always considered as a ...
... opinions , and who were too honest to sell them for the ermine of the judge , or the lawn of the pre- late - a long ... opinion at that period ; and not only was there no pay , but there were many stripes . It is always considered as a ...
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... opinions which gain few or no proselytes , and feelings which excite little or no sympathy - the neglect of all the usual duties , by which social life is preserved or adorned ; and in the pursuit of other duties which are unusual , and ...
... opinions which gain few or no proselytes , and feelings which excite little or no sympathy - the neglect of all the usual duties , by which social life is preserved or adorned ; and in the pursuit of other duties which are unusual , and ...
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... all hate each other's crimes , by which we gain nothing , so much , that in proportion as public opinion acquires ascendency in any particular country , every public institution becomes more and more gua- ranteed from B 3 DR . PARR . 5.
... all hate each other's crimes , by which we gain nothing , so much , that in proportion as public opinion acquires ascendency in any particular country , every public institution becomes more and more gua- ranteed from B 3 DR . PARR . 5.
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