The Smith of Smiths: Being the Life, Wit and Humour of Sydney Smith |
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... Humour's pink primate , Sydney Smith . ' - Walter Savage Landor . ' You can't say too much about Sydney . ' - Sir Walter Scott . ' He is a very clever fellow , but he will never be a bishop . ' George III . ' A more profligate parson I ...
... Humour's pink primate , Sydney Smith . ' - Walter Savage Landor . ' You can't say too much about Sydney . ' - Sir Walter Scott . ' He is a very clever fellow , but he will never be a bishop . ' George III . ' A more profligate parson I ...
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... humour ) and of a fine digestion and some sense . ' - Thomas Carlyle . ' As coarse as hemp . ' - Thomas Carlyle . ' An odd mixture of Punch and Cato . ' - Lord Lansdowne . " To attempt to Boswell Sydney Smith's conversation would be out ...
... humour ) and of a fine digestion and some sense . ' - Thomas Carlyle . ' As coarse as hemp . ' - Thomas Carlyle . ' An odd mixture of Punch and Cato . ' - Lord Lansdowne . " To attempt to Boswell Sydney Smith's conversation would be out ...
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... humour for a great length of time . It is almost impossible to over - rate his wit , humour and drollery , or their effect in society . . . . If there was a fault in it , it was that it was too amusing .... A liberal , kind - hearted ...
... humour for a great length of time . It is almost impossible to over - rate his wit , humour and drollery , or their effect in society . . . . If there was a fault in it , it was that it was too amusing .... A liberal , kind - hearted ...
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