 But when wit is combined with sense and information ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained by strong principle ; when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and despise it, who can be witty and something much better than witty, who loves...  Tinsley's Magazine - Página 421877Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1850 - 806 páginas
...benevolence, and restrained by strong principle ; when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and desptse it ; who can be witty, and something much better than witty — who loves honour, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit — wit is then a beautiful... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1862 - 628 páginas
...when it is softened by benevolence and restrained by strong principle, when it is in the hands of one who can be witty, and something much better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good nature, morality, religion, a thousand times better than wit, then it... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 páginas
...the dullest of human beings, and his imagination as brilliant as if he 'were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information;...morality, and religion, ten thousand times better thanwit;— wit is then a beautiful and delightful part of our nature. There is no more interesting... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 páginas
...were the dullest of human beings, and his imagination as brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ;... | |
 | 1850 - 604 páginas
...dangerous that has efficacy and vigor for its characteristics ; nothing is safe but mediocrity. . . . But when wit is combined with sense and information,...witty, and something much better than witty ; who loves honor, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion ten thousand times better than wit, —... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 páginas
...were the dullest of human beings, and his imagination as brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ;... | |
 | 1850 - 818 páginas
...human beings, and his imagination as brilliant as if ho were irretrievably ruined. But when wit ¡a combined with sense and information ; when it is softened...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ;... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 páginas
...were the dullest of human beings, and his imagination as brilliant as if he were irretrievably ruined. But when wit is combined with sense and information...and despise it. who can be witty and something much letter than witty, who loves honour, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1850 - 612 páginas
...brilliant aa if he were irretrievably ruined. Rut when wit is combined with sense and inforniMiion ; when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained...witty and something much better than witty, who loves honor, justice, decency, good-nature, morality, and religion, ten thousand times better than wit ;... | |
 | charles black - 1850 - 630 páginas
...sense and information,—when it is softened by benevolence, and restrained by strong principle,—when it is in the hands of a man who can use it and despise...better than witty; who loves honour, justice, decency, good nature, morality, and religion ten thousand times better than wit,—wit is then a beautiful and... | |
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