The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 3Carey and Hart, 1844 - English literature |
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... danger of the remedy ; but in this way it is that human affairs are carried on ! We are sorry we have nothing for ... dangerous machinery of bigoted faction and prostituted patronage may be dispensed with , and the vessel of the state be ...
... danger of the remedy ; but in this way it is that human affairs are carried on ! We are sorry we have nothing for ... dangerous machinery of bigoted faction and prostituted patronage may be dispensed with , and the vessel of the state be ...
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... dangerous to define a fault , could check admiration by an incredulous smile , and depress pre- tensions of a season's standing by the raising of an eyebrow . He had a quick perception of the foibles of others , and a keen relish for ...
... dangerous to define a fault , could check admiration by an incredulous smile , and depress pre- tensions of a season's standing by the raising of an eyebrow . He had a quick perception of the foibles of others , and a keen relish for ...
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... dangerous to dis- miss him as to punish him ; and the rightful despot , in order to avoid assassination , is almost compelled to exchange cha- racters with his slave . It is singular , however , that the Malay , incapable of submission ...
... dangerous to dis- miss him as to punish him ; and the rightful despot , in order to avoid assassination , is almost compelled to exchange cha- racters with his slave . It is singular , however , that the Malay , incapable of submission ...
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... dangerous effect that any fictitious character can produce , is when two or three of its popular vices are varnished over with every thing that is captivating and gracious in the exterior , and ennobled by association with splendid ...
... dangerous effect that any fictitious character can produce , is when two or three of its popular vices are varnished over with every thing that is captivating and gracious in the exterior , and ennobled by association with splendid ...
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... dangerous passions , how ab- surd are those systems which proscribe the acquisitions of science and the restraints of law , and would arrest the progress of man in the rudest and earliest stages of his existence ! In- deed , opinions so ...
... dangerous passions , how ab- surd are those systems which proscribe the acquisitions of science and the restraints of law , and would arrest the progress of man in the rudest and earliest stages of his existence ! In- deed , opinions so ...
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Page 292 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 129 - Are you really my son Esau, or not?" 22 So Jacob came closer to his father Isaac. When he touched him, he said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Page 255 - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Page 105 - In the midst of this sublime and terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her mop, squeezing out the sea-water, and vigorously pushing away the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs.
Page 214 - Curran, the Master of the Rolls, said to Mr. Grattan, ' You would be the greatest man of your age, Grattan, if you would buy a few yards of red tape, and tie up your bills and papers.
Page 325 - Somerville's breed running wild over the country; the minister of the parish wounded solely in his hinder parts; Mrs. Plymley in fits; all these scenes of war an Austrian or a Russian has seen three or four times over ; but it is now three centuries since an English pig has fallen in a fair battle upon English ground, or a farm-house been rifled, or a clergyman's wife been subjected to any other proposals of love than the connubial endearments of her sleek and orthodox mate.
Page 302 - I have before said, the moment the very name of Ireland is mentioned, the English seem to bid adieu to common feeling, common prudence, and common sense, and to act with the barbarity of tyrants and the fatuity of idiots.
Page 105 - Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town ; the tide rose to an incredible height ; the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction.
Page 233 - And he answering, said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 325 - I do say it to create alarm; for we do not appear to me to be half alarmed enough, or to entertain that sense of our danger which leads to the most obvious means of self-defence. As for the spirit of the peasantry, in making a gallant defence behind hedge-rows, and through plate-racks and hen-coops, highly as I think of their bravery, I do not know any nation in Europe so likely to be struck with panic as the English ; and this from their total unacquaintance with the science of war.