What would our ancestors say to this, Sir? How does this measure tally with their institutions? How does it agree with their experience? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition with the wisdom of centuries ? (Hear... The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith - Strana 66podľa Sydney Smith - 1859 - Počet stránok 480Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| 1847 - Počet stránok 640
...sir? How does this measure tally with their institutions? How does it agree with their experience ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...age? (Loud cries of hear ! hear !) If this measure is right, would it have escaped the wisdom ni these Saxon progenitors, to whom we are indebted for... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1844 - Počet stránok 348
...sir? Hour does this measure tally witli their institutions? How docs it agree with their experience Í Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...age? — (Loud cries of hear! hear!) If this measure is right, would it have escaped the wisdom of those Saxon progenitors to whom we arc indebted for so... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1844 - Počet stránok 348
...sur? How does this measure tally with their institutions ? Hnw does it agree with their experience Í Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition with the wisdom of centuriec ? (hear , hear !) Is beardless youth to show no respect for the decisions of mature age ?... | |
| 1847 - Počet stránok 610
...sir? How does this measure tally with their institutions.' How does it agree with their experience í Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...age? (Loud cries of hear! hear .') If this measure is right, would it have escaped the wisdom of those Saxon progenitors, to whom we are indebted for... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1847 - Počet stránok 524
...Sir? How does this measure tally with their institutions? How does it agree with their experience? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...respect for the decisions of mature age ? (Loud cries oj hear, hear!) If this measure be right, would it have escaped the wisdom of those Saxon progenitors... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1850 - Počet stránok 566
..."What would our ancestors say to this. Sir ? How does this measure tally with their institutions ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition with the wisdom of centuiies? If this measure be right, would it have escaped the wisdom of our Saxon progenitors, &c.?... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1850 - Počet stránok 554
...their institutions ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition with the wisdom of centimes? If this measure be right, would it have escaped the wisdom of our Saxon progenitors, &c. ? Wuuld the Dane have passed it over ? Would the Norman have rejected it?"... | |
| 1852 - Počet stránok 498
...sir? How does this measure tally with their institutions ? How does it agree with their experience ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday In competition...for the decisions of mature age? (Loud cries of hear I hear.>') If this measure is right, would it have escaped the wisdom of those Saxon progenitors to... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1856 - Počet stránok 490
...sir ? How does this measure tally with their institutions? How does it agree with their experience ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...those Saxon progenitors to whom we are indebted for so man}' of our best political institutions? Would the Dane have passed it over ? Would the Norman have... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1856 - Počet stránok 482
...sir ? How does this measure tally with their institutions? How does it agree with their experience ? Are we to put the wisdom of yesterday in competition...to show no respect for the decisions of mature age ? (Laud cries of hear ! hear /) If this measure be right, would it have escaped the wisdom of those... | |
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