The Works of Sydney Smith, Volume 1Longman, 1839 |
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Page 80
... clothes , " than because they are Jews . I have always found excellent effects from treating boys , who sing or tone in their reading , in the manner described . It is sure to turn the laugh of the whole school upon the delinquent ; it ...
... clothes , " than because they are Jews . I have always found excellent effects from treating boys , who sing or tone in their reading , in the manner described . It is sure to turn the laugh of the whole school upon the delinquent ; it ...
Page 81
... cloth , But for the safety of the titled orders , we had no fear ; nor did we once dream that the black rod which whipt these dirty little dukes , would one day be borne before them as the emblem of legislative dignity , and the sign of ...
... cloth , But for the safety of the titled orders , we had no fear ; nor did we once dream that the black rod which whipt these dirty little dukes , would one day be borne before them as the emblem of legislative dignity , and the sign of ...
Page 89
... cloth , wetted , preserves heat ( as linen , wetted , preserves cold ) , when the smoke of their bodies has warmed the woollen cloth . " ' The cause of this extreme poverty , and of its long con- tinuance , we must conclude , arose from ...
... cloth , wetted , preserves heat ( as linen , wetted , preserves cold ) , when the smoke of their bodies has warmed the woollen cloth . " ' The cause of this extreme poverty , and of its long con- tinuance , we must conclude , arose from ...
Page 99
... clothes , would say , " Master James , this will never do you must be otherwise employed ― you must be a minister of the gospel . " This worthy man , earnestly wishing his conversion , put into his hands that excellent book which God ...
... clothes , would say , " Master James , this will never do you must be otherwise employed ― you must be a minister of the gospel . " This worthy man , earnestly wishing his conversion , put into his hands that excellent book which God ...
Page 191
... clothes are merely human , and the man measured for them in the common way . When such blasphemous deceptions are practised upon mankind , how can re- monstrance be misplaced , or exposure mischievous ? If the choice rested with us , we ...
... clothes are merely human , and the man measured for them in the common way . When such blasphemous deceptions are practised upon mankind , how can re- monstrance be misplaced , or exposure mischievous ? If the choice rested with us , we ...
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Page 282 - 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.
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Page 16 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 280 - 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.