That knuckle-end of England—that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.

Sydney Smith

On Scotland.

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Scotland

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Sydney Smith

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Smith, Sydney. Quoted in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, by Saba Holland. Vol. 1, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855, ch. 2.

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Thomas Carlyle

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Thomas Carlyle
Language
English
Time
1849 1840s 19th century
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