 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...  Maxims of the Wise and Good - Page 39by Maxims - 1876 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1848 - 704 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...man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marl." — Sidney Smith. A FAIR EXAMPLE. CAROLINE FANNY GREGORY was born at Frame,... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 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...man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marie." LECTURE XII. ON TASTE. ALL language which concerns the mind, is borrowed from... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 474 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...man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marie." I53 LECTURE XII. ON TASTE. ALL language which concerns the mind is borrowed... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 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 brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 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 brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to... | |
 | 1850 - 818 pages
...heart and a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the ßavor 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 brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1850 - 570 pages
...a shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavor of the mind ! Alan could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...by tasteless food ; but GOD has given us wit, and flavor, and brightness, and laughter, aad perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 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 his life by tasteless food ; but Grod has given us wit, and flavour, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days... | |
 | 1851 - 486 pages
...heart and shining countenance. Genuine and innocent wit, like this, is surely the flaveur of the mind ! Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support...enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm hia pained Steps over tho burning Tiarle." — Sydney Smith. There are many people whose wholt wisdom... | |
 | 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,... | |
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