If anybody is wanted for a party, a nice person is the first thought of; when the child is christened, when the daughter is married, — all the joys of life are communicated to nice people ; the hand of the dying man is always held out to a nice person.... The Family - Page 1001925Full view - About this book
| lady Saba Holland - 1855 - 482 pages
...are communicated to nice people ; the hand of the dying man is always held out to a nice person. " A nice person never knocks over wine or melted butter,...place, and has a watchful and attentive eye." This same year, his eldest son, Douglas, having left Westminster with great distinction (and been elected... | |
| lady Saba Holland - 1855 - 562 pages
...is always held out to a nice person. " A nice person never knocks over wine or melted butter, docs not tread upon the dog's foot, or molest the family...place, and has a watchful and attentive eye." This same year, his eldest son, Douglas, having left Westminster with great distinction (and being elected... | |
| Sydney Smith, Lady Saba Smith Holland Holland - 1855 - 530 pages
...knocks over wine or melted butter, does not tread upon the dog's foot, or molest the family cat, cats soup without noise, laughs in the right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye." This same year, his eldest son, Douglas, having left Westminster with great distinction (and been elected... | |
| lady Saba Holland - 1855 - 542 pages
...knocks over wine or melted butter, docs not tread upon the dog's foot, or molest the family cat, cats soup without noise, laughs in the right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye." This same year (1823), his eldest son, Douglas, having left Westminster with great distinction (having been... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1856 - 490 pages
...life are communicated to nice people ; the Land of the dying man is always held out to a nice person. A nice person never knocks over wine or melted butter,...right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye. DEFINITION OF HARDNESS OF CHARACTER.* HARDNESS is a want of minute attention to the feelings of others.... | |
| 1857 - 794 pages
...a nice person. " A nice person does not tread upon the dog's foot, nor molest the family cat, cats soup without noise, laughs in the right place, and has a watchful and attentive «ye." PAY FOE SWEARING. " WHAT docs Satan pay you for swearing?" said a good man to ono whom he heard... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1865 - 478 pages
...life are communicated to nice people; the hand of the dying man is always held out to a nice person. A nice person never knocks over wine or melted butter,...right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye. DEFINITION OF HARDNESS OF CHARACTER.* HARDNESS is a want of minute attention to the feelings of others.... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1889 - 470 pages
...life are communicated to nice people; the hand of the dying man is always held out to a nice person. A nice person never knocks over wine or melted butter,...right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye. DEFINITION OF HARDNESS OF CHARACTER. —Hardness is a want of minute attention to the feelings of others.... | |
| Ada Van Stone Harris, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1907 - 396 pages
...Read:— wrong, always knows the day of the month and the name of everybody at table, never knocks over melted butter, does not tread upon the dog's foot,...right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye. — SYDNEY SMITH. Study the above description and see if you agree with the author as to what a nice... | |
| Ada Van Stone Harris, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1912 - 386 pages
...PERSON wrong, always knows the day of the month and the name of everybody at table, never knocks over melted butter, does not tread upon the dog's foot,...right place, and has a watchful and attentive eye. SYDNEY SMITH. Study the above description and see if you agree with the author as to what a nice person... | |
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