Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and CorrectionsLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 |
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... dinner , an occurrence perhaps unique in his long life of aristo- cratic banqueting . " Better a dinner of herbs where love is , than a stalled ox and hatred there- with . " Better a dinner off a joint where good con- versation is ...
... dinner , an occurrence perhaps unique in his long life of aristo- cratic banqueting . " Better a dinner of herbs where love is , than a stalled ox and hatred there- with . " Better a dinner off a joint where good con- versation is ...
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... dinner . There was one kind of mystification in which Sydney Smith shone preeminent , - that of which the pretended extract from an old Dutch Chronicle , quoted in his first letter to Archdeacon Singleton , is an amusing specimen ...
... dinner . There was one kind of mystification in which Sydney Smith shone preeminent , - 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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... 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 shocked because ...
... 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 shocked because ...
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... dinner with a clergyman . Sydney Smith almost invariably made it his special business to call out and encourage the display of any latent elements of information or agreeability in any silent , unobtrusive , or abashed member of the com ...
... dinner with a clergyman . Sydney Smith almost invariably made it his special business to call out and encourage the display of any latent elements of information or agreeability in any silent , unobtrusive , or abashed member of the com ...
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... dinner . ” The truth is , any one accustomed to composition , and conversant with the subject , can see at a glance whether a new author has contributed anything va- luable or curious to the preexisting stock of thought or knowledge ...
... dinner . ” The truth is , any one accustomed to composition , and conversant with the subject , can see at a glance whether a new author has contributed anything va- luable or curious to the preexisting stock of thought or knowledge ...
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