The Rev. Sydney Smith ... Samuel Rogers. Frederic von Gentz. Maria Edgeworth ... The countess Hahn-Hahn. De Stendhal (Henri Beyle). Alexander DumasLongmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Biography |
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... dinner of herbs where love is , than a stalled ox and hatred therewith . ' Better a dinner off a joint where good conversation is , than turtle and venison , entrées and entremets , with dul- ness , pretension , and pomposity . Of all ...
... dinner of herbs where love is , than a stalled ox and hatred therewith . ' Better a dinner off a joint where good conversation is , than turtle and venison , entrées and entremets , with dul- ness , pretension , and pomposity . Of all ...
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... dinner . 6 There was one kind of mystification in which Sydney Smith shone pre - eminent , -that of which the pretended extract from an old Dutch Chronicle , quoted in his first letter to Archdeacon Singleton , is an amusing specimen ...
... dinner . 6 There was one kind of mystification in which Sydney Smith shone pre - eminent , -that of which the pretended extract from an old Dutch Chronicle , quoted in his first letter to Archdeacon Singleton , is an amusing specimen ...
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... breakfasted in a parsonage before , did you ? There , you see , my china is all white , so if broken can always be renewed ; the same with my plates at dinner did you observe my plates ? every one 46 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
... breakfasted in a parsonage before , did you ? There , you see , my china is all white , so if broken can always be renewed ; the same with my plates at dinner did you observe my plates ? every one 46 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
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Abraham Hayward. at dinner did you observe my plates ? every one a different pattern , some of them sweet articles ; it was a pleasure to dine upon such a plate as I had last night . It is true , Mrs. Sydney , who is a great herald , is ...
Abraham Hayward. at dinner did you observe my plates ? every one a different pattern , some of them sweet articles ; it was a pleasure to dine upon such a plate as I had last night . It is true , Mrs. Sydney , who is a great herald , is ...
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... dinner with a clergyman . He was little more than a listener , and Sydney told one of the party ( the writer ) that , if he had not known who Hook was , he should have taken him for a quiet , intelli- gent , good - natured , ordinary ...
... dinner with a clergyman . He was little more than a listener , and Sydney told one of the party ( the writer ) that , if he had not known who Hook was , he should have taken him for a quiet , intelli- gent , good - natured , ordinary ...
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Page 83 - And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through the judgment, gains The heart, and all its end at once attains.
Page 94 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Page 106 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Page 214 - Thou hast also known too well ! Fairest flower, behold the lily, Blooming in the sunny ray : Let the blast sweep o'er the valley, See it prostrate on the clay. Hear the wood-lark charm the forest, Telling o'er his little joys ; Hapless bird ! a prey the surest To each pirate of the skies. Dearly bought the hidden treasure Finer feelings can bestow ; Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.
Page 115 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Page 117 - Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Page 22 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.