The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 3Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848 |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 28
Página 23
... exist we firmly believe ; and this is the practical evil - perceptible to men of sense and reflection ; but not likely to become the subject of general petition . To ask why there are not petitions - why the evil is not more noticed ...
... exist we firmly believe ; and this is the practical evil - perceptible to men of sense and reflection ; but not likely to become the subject of general petition . To ask why there are not petitions - why the evil is not more noticed ...
Página 37
... exist at all that all Catholics are not converted to the Pro- testant religion - we consider to be a serious evil ; but there they are , with their spirit as strong , and their opinions as decided , as your own ; the Protestant part of ...
... exist at all that all Catholics are not converted to the Pro- testant religion - we consider to be a serious evil ; but there they are , with their spirit as strong , and their opinions as decided , as your own ; the Protestant part of ...
Página 41
... exist ? that the inflammatory state of that country is not becoming worse and worse ? - that those men whom we call demagogues and incen- diaries have not produced a very considerable , and alarming effect upon the Irish population ...
... exist ? that the inflammatory state of that country is not becoming worse and worse ? - that those men whom we call demagogues and incen- diaries have not produced a very considerable , and alarming effect upon the Irish population ...
Página 42
... exist in any country , too wise and too enlightened for persecution . Where is the weak point in these plain arguments ? Is it the remoteness of the chance of foreign war ? Alas ! we have been at war 35 minutes out of every hour since ...
... exist in any country , too wise and too enlightened for persecution . Where is the weak point in these plain arguments ? Is it the remoteness of the chance of foreign war ? Alas ! we have been at war 35 minutes out of every hour since ...
Página 44
... exist , and in both hemispheres , and as- serted in an exposition by Lord Liverpool , solemnly and re- peatedly abjured by all Catholics , of the discipline of their church .'- Lord Nugent's Letter , pp . 35 , 36 . Can any man who has ...
... exist , and in both hemispheres , and as- serted in an exposition by Lord Liverpool , solemnly and re- peatedly abjured by all Catholics , of the discipline of their church .'- Lord Nugent's Letter , pp . 35 , 36 . Can any man who has ...
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Palavras e frases frequentes
abuse accused annum Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury arguments ballot believe better Bill Bishop of London called Canterbury Cathedral Catholic emancipation Catholic question Christian Church of England Church of Ireland civil Clergy Clergyman Commission Commissioners counsel Curate danger Dean death defend disgrace Dissenters duty emancipation enemies English established Europe evil favour fear feelings folly friends gentlemen give happiness hassocks hatred honest honour House of Commons human injustice Ireland Irish Catholics Judge jury justice King live Lord John Lord John Russell mankind manner mean ment ministers never nonsense oath object opinions parish Parliament patronage Perceval persecution persons petition political Pope Popery Prebendaries Prebends present priest principle prisoner Protestant reason Reform religion religious sects Spencer Perceval spirit suppose sure SYDNEY SMITH tenant thing tion truth utterly vote Whig whole wisdom wise
Passagens conhecidas
Página 240 - I believe, that no act in itself unjust, immoral, or wicked, can ever be justified or excused by, or under pretence or colour, that it was done either for the good of the church, or in obedience to any ecclesiastical power whatsoever.
Página 241 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present church establishment, as settled by law within this realm: And I do solemnly swear that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in the United Kingdom...
Página 218 - Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town — the...
Página 218 - In the winter of 1824, there set in a great flood upon that town — the tide rose to an incredible height — the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and...
Página 353 - Instead of being the ignorant man he pretends to be, before he meets the deputation of tallowchandlers in the morning, he sits up half the night talking with Thomas Young about melting and skimming, and then, though he has acquired knowledge enough to work off a whole vat of prime Leicester tallow, he pretends next morning not to know the difference between a dip and a mould.
Página 471 - But love, first learned in a lady's eyes, Lives not alone immured in the brain; But, with the motion of all elements, Courses as swift as thought in every power, And gives to every power a double power, Above their functions and their offices.
Página 351 - Young Crumpet is sent to school — takes to his books — spends the best years of his life, as all eminent Englishmen do, in making Latin verses — knows that the crum in crumpet is long, and the pet short — goes to the University — gets a prize for an essay on the Dispersion of the Jews — takes orders — becomes a bishop's chaplain — has a young nobleman for his pupil — publishes a useless classic and a serious call to the unconverted — and then goes through the Elysian transitions...
Página 6 - For upon what face of reason can that assistance be denied to save the life of a man which yet is allowed him in prosecutions for every petty trespass?
Página 229 - All young Ladies will imagine (as soon as this Bill is carried) that they will be instantly married. Schoolboys believe that Gerunds and Supines will be abolished, and that Currant Tarts must ultimately come down in price ; the Corporal and Sergeant are sure of double pay ; bad Poets will expect a demand for their Epics. Fools will be disappointed, as they always are ; reasonable men, who know what to expect, will find that a very serious good has been obtained.
Página 62 - ... he has not yet polluted the Protestantism of our soil. Exactly in the same manner, the story of the wooden gods seized at Charing Cross, by an order from the Foreign Office, turns out to be without the shadow of a foundation; instead of the angels and archangels, mentioned by the informer, nothing was discovered but a wooden image of Lord Mulgrave, going down to Chatham, as a head- piece for the Spanker gun-vessel; it was an exact resemblance of his Lordship in his military uniform; and THEREFORE...