The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848 - British literature |
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... necessary to name , and for the supply of which , after some hesitation , I determined to provide by patient toil and resolute self - denial , when I had not completed my twentieth year . I ceased , therefore , to reside , with an ...
... necessary to name , and for the supply of which , after some hesitation , I determined to provide by patient toil and resolute self - denial , when I had not completed my twentieth year . I ceased , therefore , to reside , with an ...
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... necessary to literary reputation , he would never have emerged from that obscurity to which he will soon return . The in- temperate passions of the public , not his own talents , have given him some temporary reputation ; and now , when ...
... necessary to literary reputation , he would never have emerged from that obscurity to which he will soon return . The in- temperate passions of the public , not his own talents , have given him some temporary reputation ; and now , when ...
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... necessary ? To notice every singular train of reasoning into which Mr. Bowles falls , is not possible ; and , in the copious choice of evils , we shall , from feelings of mercy , take the least . It must not be forgotten , he observes ...
... necessary ? To notice every singular train of reasoning into which Mr. Bowles falls , is not possible ; and , in the copious choice of evils , we shall , from feelings of mercy , take the least . It must not be forgotten , he observes ...
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... necessary to have recourse to the complex mechanism of double elections . Besides , too , if it could be believed that the peril were considerable , of gathering men together in such masses , we have no hesitation in saying that it ...
... necessary to have recourse to the complex mechanism of double elections . Besides , too , if it could be believed that the peril were considerable , of gathering men together in such masses , we have no hesitation in saying that it ...
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... necessary to its members , who receive each a salary of 12,000 livres . No one is eligible to the assembly before the age of twenty - five years . The little national council consists of one hundred members , or from that number to one ...
... necessary to its members , who receive each a salary of 12,000 livres . No one is eligible to the assembly before the age of twenty - five years . The little national council consists of one hundred members , or from that number to one ...
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Page 426 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there ; save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
Page 424 - But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.