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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... reason and good sense . We will not say that , like Goldsmith , he adorned everything he touched , but he compelled everything he touched to appear in its natural shape and genuine colours . In his hands the logical process called the ...
... reason and good sense . We will not say that , like Goldsmith , he adorned everything he touched , but he compelled everything he touched to appear in its natural shape and genuine colours . In his hands the logical process called the ...
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... reason to believe there are many who will feel with me , that this Life is not , therefore , uninterest- ing or unimportant ; for , though circumstances over which my father had no control forbade his taking that active share in the ...
... reason to believe there are many who will feel with me , that this Life is not , therefore , uninterest- ing or unimportant ; for , though circumstances over which my father had no control forbade his taking that active share in the ...
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... reason . on his side . Omne ignotum pro magnifico . The only mode of insuring a fair trial was to remain shrouded in mystery at starting ; and if anything could have checked the success of the enterprise , it would have been a ...
... reason . on his side . Omne ignotum pro magnifico . The only mode of insuring a fair trial was to remain shrouded in mystery at starting ; and if anything could have checked the success of the enterprise , it would have been a ...
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... the faintest breeze passes over it . At all events , leaving the problem to the me- taphysicians , we see not the smallest reason for ques- tioning the fact that Sydney Smith did suffer from shyness 20 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
... the faintest breeze passes over it . At all events , leaving the problem to the me- taphysicians , we see not the smallest reason for ques- tioning the fact that Sydney Smith did suffer from shyness 20 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
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... reason why ( as far as depends upon others ) I am not a bishop ; but I am thoroughly sincere in saying I would not take any bishopric whatever , and to this I pledge my honour and character as a gentleman . But , had I been a bishop ...
... reason why ( as far as depends upon others ) I am not a bishop ; but I am thoroughly sincere in saying I would not take any bishopric whatever , and to this I pledge my honour and character as a gentleman . But , had I been a bishop ...
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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.