Biographical and Critical Essays: Reprinted from Reviews, with Additions and CorrectionsLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858 |
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... leaving Winchester , he was placed for six months at Mont Villiers , in Normandy , to perfect his knowledge of French , and he then went to New Col- lege , Oxford , where nothing remarkable is recorded . of him , except that he obtained ...
... leaving Winchester , he was placed for six months at Mont Villiers , in Normandy , to perfect his knowledge of French , and he then went to New Col- lege , Oxford , where nothing remarkable is recorded . of him , except that he obtained ...
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... leaving the problem to the metaphysicians , 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 ...
... leaving the problem to the metaphysicians , 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 ...
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... leave the field open to a wealthier rival . Sydney Smith , according to his own account , used to carry a pair of dress shoes in his pocket , and change them in the hall . " The servants , " he added , " stared at me at first , but I ...
... leave the field open to a wealthier rival . Sydney Smith , according to his own account , used to carry a pair of dress shoes in his pocket , and change them in the hall . " The servants , " he added , " stared at me at first , but I ...
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... labourers he was well worth listening to . On it being pointed out to him that his gardener was tearing off too many of the leaves of a vine , he told him to desist . The man , a Scotchman , D 4 HIS LIFE , CHARACTER , AND WRITINGS . 39.
... labourers he was well worth listening to . On it being pointed out to him that his gardener was tearing off too many of the leaves of a vine , he told him to desist . The man , a Scotchman , D 4 HIS LIFE , CHARACTER , AND WRITINGS . 39.
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... leave to add , to alter the whole complexion of a controversy on a subject apparently so exhausted as the Ballot ? At the same time , we cannot quite agree with Mrs. Austin as to his style ; and Sir Henry Holland's remarks , which she ...
... leave to add , to alter the whole complexion of a controversy on a subject apparently so exhausted as the Ballot ? At the same time , we cannot quite agree with Mrs. Austin as to his style ; and Sir Henry Holland's remarks , which she ...
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