Sidney Smith. Samuel Rogers. James Smith. George Selwyn. Lord Chesterfield. Lord Melbourne. General von Radowitz. The Countess Hahn-Hahn. M. De Stendhal. Pierre Dupont. Lord Eldon and the chances of the barLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 |
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... reason and good sense . We will not say that , like Goldsmith , he adorned every- thing 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 every- thing 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 , un- interesting 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 , un- interesting 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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... we see not the smallest reason for questioning the fact that Sydney Smith did suffer from shyness , although neither com- parative poverty nor unequal rank ever shook the perfect independence 18 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
... we see not the smallest reason for questioning the fact that Sydney Smith did suffer from shyness , although neither com- parative poverty nor unequal rank ever shook the perfect independence 18 THE REV . SYDNEY SMITH :
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... reason is , that the outward signs of a dull man and a wise man are the same , and so are the outward signs of a frivolous man and a witty man ; and we are not to expect that the majority will be disposed to look to much more than the ...
... reason is , that the outward signs of a dull man and a wise man are the same , and so are the outward signs of a frivolous man and a witty man ; and we are not to expect that the majority will be disposed to look to much more than the ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiration afterwards amongst Andlau asked beauty Beyle called character Combe Florey conversation court dear dinner Duke Edinburgh Review English Erskine exclaimed eyes fancy father Faustine favour favourite feeling fortune genius gentleman George George Selwyn give grace habits Hahn-Hahn hand heart honour House House of Lords humour Lady late laugh letter live London look Lord Brougham Lord Byron Lord Carlisle Lord Chesterfield Lord Eldon Lord Mansfield Lord Melbourne Lord Thurlow Madame Madame de Staël manner ment mind mode moral never noble object observed occasion once Paris party passion period person pleasure poet political profession rank remarkable replied Rogers Rogers's Scott Selwyn Sheridan society speak story style Sydney Smith talents talk taste tell thing thought Thurlow tion told took Twiss Ulrich verses Walpole whilst wish woman writes young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 435 - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies ; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Seite 71 - 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.
Seite 435 - And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they •worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast ? who is able to make war with him?
Seite 315 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Seite 92 - 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...
Seite 100 - 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.
Seite 218 - I was an absolute pedant : when I talked my best, I quoted Horace ; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial ; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid.
Seite 249 - I am neither of a melancholy nor a cynical disposition ; and am as willing and as apt to be pleased as anybody ; but I am sure that, since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh.
Seite 86 - Ward has no heart, they say ; but I deny it. He has a heart, and gets his speeches by it.
Seite 24 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.