The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volum 3Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1845 |
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... called the great law of nature , obtains in as much force fathoms deep beneath the waves as above them : this animal is as fond of the legs of Hindoos , as Hindoos are of the pearls of oysters ; and as one appetite appears to him much ...
... called the great law of nature , obtains in as much force fathoms deep beneath the waves as above them : this animal is as fond of the legs of Hindoos , as Hindoos are of the pearls of oysters ; and as one appetite appears to him much ...
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... called Billabahada , had a few double - barrelled guns , which were fired on great occasions ; and gunpowder was as dear as gold . Mr. Bowdich calculates Houssa to be N. E. from the Niger 20 days ' journey of 18 miles each day ; and the ...
... called Billabahada , had a few double - barrelled guns , which were fired on great occasions ; and gunpowder was as dear as gold . Mr. Bowdich calculates Houssa to be N. E. from the Niger 20 days ' journey of 18 miles each day ; and the ...
Side 28
... called . Some of these occur every twenty- one days ; and there are not fewer than a hundred vic- tims immolated at each . Besides these , there are sacri- fices at the death of every person of rank , more or less bloody according to ...
... called . Some of these occur every twenty- one days ; and there are not fewer than a hundred vic- tims immolated at each . Besides these , there are sacri- fices at the death of every person of rank , more or less bloody according to ...
Side 29
... called on in a hurry to assist in placing the coffin or basket ; and just as it rests on the heads or skulls , a slave from behind stuns one of these freemen by a violent blow , followed by a deep gash in the back part of the neck , and ...
... called on in a hurry to assist in placing the coffin or basket ; and just as it rests on the heads or skulls , a slave from behind stuns one of these freemen by a violent blow , followed by a deep gash in the back part of the neck , and ...
Side 31
... in Coomassie are half a mile long , and from 50 to 100 yards wide . The streets were all named , and a superior captain in charge of each . The street where the Mission was lodged was called Apper- emsoo ASHANTEE . 31.
... in Coomassie are half a mile long , and from 50 to 100 yards wide . The streets were all named , and a superior captain in charge of each . The street where the Mission was lodged was called Apper- emsoo ASHANTEE . 31.
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Side 321 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Side 104 - Are you really my son Esau, or not?" 22 So Jacob came closer to his father Isaac. When he touched him, he said, "The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Side 303 - It was a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance, and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, and degradation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man.
Side 273 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this Realm.
Side 273 - I also declare, that it is not an article of the catholic faith; neither am I thereby required to believe or profess that the pope is infallible, or that I am bound to obey any order in its own nature immoral, though the pope or any ecclesiastical power should issue or direct such order, but on the contrary, I hold that it would be sinful in me to pay any respect or obedience thereto...
Side 272 - 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.
Side 75 - 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...
Side 428 - The first person of rank who is killed will put everything in order, and produce a code of the most careful rules. I hope it will not be one of the bench of bishops ; but should it be so destined, let the burnt bishop — the unwilling Latimer— remember that, however painful gradual concoction by fire may be, his death will produce unspeakable benefit to the public. Even Sodor and Man will be better than nothing.
Side 362 - Old wheat and beans blazing for twenty miles round ; cart mares shot ; sows of Lord Somerville's breed running wild over the country ; the minister of the parish wounded sorely in his hinder parts ; Mrs. Plymley in fits ; all these scenes of war an Austrian or a Russian has seen three...
Side 449 - 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.