 | Henry Moses - India - 1750 - 314 pages
...eternal. CHAPTER II. " I Tins-it I can sce the precise and distinguishing marks of national character, more in these nonsensical minutiae, than In the most important matters of state." Early Impressions. A Chat with the Reader. Resources of India. Beautiful Scenery, A Tiger; but a stuffed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 430 pages
...upon a more candid revi»ion of the matter, The French expression profes~ its more than it performs. I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minutiie, than in the most important matters of state ; where great men of all nations talk and stalk... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 764 pages
...upon a more candid revision of the matter, The French expression professes more than it -performs. I think I can see the precise and distinguishing .marks...of state ; where great men of all nations talk and talk so much alike, that I would not give ninepence to chuse among them. I was so long in getting from... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 pages
...upon a more candid revision of the matter, The French expression professes more than it jM'rJ"orms. I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minutim, than in the most important matters of state ; where great men of all nations talk and talk... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY vision of the matter, The French expression />rofesses mure than it perform*. e neatness of my little enclosures, the elms and hedge-rows minuticn, than in the most important matters of state ; where great men of all nations talk and talk... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1830 - 432 pages
...and upon a more candid revision of the matter, the French expression professes more than it performs. I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minutiai, than in the most important matters of state ; where great men of all nations talk and talk... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - British - 1832 - 384 pages
...upon a more candid revision of the matter, The French expression professes more tfian it performs. I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minutiai, than in the most important matters of state ; where great men of all nations talk and stalk... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1834 - 440 pages
...a more candid revision of the matter, the French expression professes more than it performs. Elhink I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minulice, than in i In: most important matters of state; wHere great men of all nations talk and talk... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1848 - 808 pages
...PEOPLE. [Continued.] " I ihink I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national character, more in these nonsensical minutiae, than in the most important matters of state." STERNE. , T is not my intention to discusa or dwell much upon the rise and progress of our magnificent... | |
 | Henry Moses - India - 1853 - 370 pages
...We have received from India temporal riches — let us give her those which are eternal. CHAPTER II. "I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national character more in these nonsensical minutiae, than in the most important matters of state." IN thus... | |
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I think I can see the precise and distinguishing marks of national characters more in these nonsensical minutiae, than in the most important matters of state... 
