 Genuine and innocent wit like this is surely the flavor of the mind. Man could direct his ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless food ; but God has given us wit, and flavor, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days...  Post-graduate - Page 12441910Full view - About this book
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1862 - 628 pages
...ways by plain reason,' continues he, ' and support his life by tasteless food ; but GOD has given him wit, and flavor, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of his pilgrimage, and charm his pained footsteps over the burning marl." DP.. JOHNSON AND LORD... | |
 | 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...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to ' charm his pained steps over the burning inarl.' We hope to see the... | |
 | 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...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marie." . LECTURE XII. ON... | |
 | 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...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marie." LECTURE XIL ON TASTE.... | |
 | 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...us wit, and flavor, and brightness, and laughter, aad perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to l charm his pained steps over the burning... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1850 - 612 pages
...the mind ! Man could direct bis ways by plain ruawn, and support his life by tasteless food ; but Gop has given us wit, and flavor, and brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to * charm his pained steps o ver the burning marl/ ЛУе hope to sec... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1855 - 408 pages
...countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavor of the mind ! Man could direct liis ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marie." LECTURE XII. t ON... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1858 - 730 pages
...countenance. Genuine and innocent wit like this, is surely the flavor of tJie mind. Man could direct bis ways by plain reason, and support his life by tasteless...GOD has given us wit, and flavor, and brightness, aud laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to * charm his pained steps... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1859 - 432 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...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage." * * Sidney Smith. 176 The same humoristic divine also remarks : " A grave... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 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...brightness, and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of man's pilgrimage, and to " charm his pained steps over the burning marl." LIV.— TACT AND... | |
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