 | 1851 - 808 pages
...silver lining outward. 51 1 Like a merchantman, bringing out of his treasures things new and old.' MAN could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tastelea food ; but God has given us wit, and flavour, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes,... | |
 | 1852 - 374 pages
...ten thousand times better then wit ; — wit is then a beautiful and delightful part of our nature Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...to charm his pained steps over the burning marie." — p. 151. 219 III, A DAY IN A BENGAL CUTCHERRY. BY SYLVANUS SWANQUIU, NOT long ago I had business... | |
 | Samuel Bailey - 1852 - 328 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this is surely the flavour of the mind ! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...pilgrimage, and to ' charm his pained steps over the burning marl.'" — pp. 151, 152.] Works by the same Author, in Politics and Political Economy. A DISCUSSION... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...heart and shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit, like this, is surely the flavour of the mind ! .Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support..." charm his pained steps over the burning marie." — SYDNEY SMITH. THE SOLITARY REAPER. BEHOLD her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland lass... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1853 - 252 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavour of the mind! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support..." charm his pained steps over the burning marie." — Sydney Smith. RAILLERY. Eaillery is the finest part of conversation ; but, as it is our usual custom... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 414 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this is sure the flavour of the mind ! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...pilgrimage, and to charm his pained steps over the burning marl. " DOCTOR,, why have I lost my teeth ?" said a talkative female to a physician. " You have worn... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1853 - 588 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this is surely the flavor of the mind ! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...by tasteless food ; but God has given us wit, and flavor, and laughter, i to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, I and to " charm his pained steps... | |
 | Rev. Sidney Smith - 1854 - 296 pages
...and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavour of the mind ! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support..." charm his pained steps over the burning marie." ON TASTE, ON TASTE. ALL language which concerns the mind is borrowed from language which respects material... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1854 - 472 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavour of the mind! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained stepa " over the burning marie." I 2 l48 LECTURE XH. ON TASTE. ALL language which concerns the mind... | |
 | Sydney Smith, Lady Saba Holland Holland - 1855 - 510 pages
...delightful part of our nature. " Genuine and innocent wit like this is surely the flavour of the mind. Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...pilgrimage, and to charm his pained steps over the burning marle." The character and design of his Sermons will perhaps be best explained by a short preface he... | |
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Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food; but God has given us wit, and flavour, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning... 
