10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOD SORT»
Discover the use of
good sort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
good sort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New Monthly Magazine
Nothing can be clearer, and more intimately felt than the ideas of good and evil,
yet " a good man," or rather a " good sort of a man," is a very doubtful character.
His description is a mere bundle of negations : he is a minus quantity in morals, ...
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1823
2
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
ful gratification in its utmost plenitude. Happy is the man (if humanity can ever be
made sensible of its own felicity) who is blessed with a good sort of woman for his
wife, good sort of children, good sort of servants, good sort of friends, and is ...
3
The New Monthly Magazine
Nothing can be clearer, and more intimately felt than the ideas of good and evil,
yet " a good man," or rather a " good sort of a man," is a very doubtful character.
His description is a mere bundle of negations: he is a minus quantity in morals, ...
4
The Extractor; or Universal repertorium of literature, ...
If none but the rich, on the average, are respectable, there is something about the
good sort of people that admirably fits them for the business of money making. If
they are not all in the very highest walks of life, they are, to a man, at their ease ...
5
Desire, Practical Reason, and the
Good
Applying our analysis of “An F is a G sort of thing” to value, now, we get: “An F is a
good sort of thing” says every F is such that either it is good or . . . , where not just
anything belongs on the list. Thus, for example, “A pleasure is a good sort of ...
6
The New monthly belle assemblée
THE GOOD SORT OF FELLOW. (a sketcn.) Olivia. — Whit kind of man is lie !
Mnltotio. — Whv of mankind. Twelftn Nicnt. There are some characters in this
world of ours, whom we know not whether to call good or bad, being, in fact, a
mixture of ...
7
The Book Without a Name
If the good sort of people see with equal eye the fall of a hero or of a sparrow,
what more could the most promising disciple of Epictetus effect by along life of
study? What more can religion itself teach, than this perfect submission to the
decrees ...
Thomas Charles Morgan, Sydney Morgan-Owenson, 1841
8
The Book Without a Name
Happy is the man, (if humanity can ever be made sensible of its own felicity,) who
is blessed with a good sort of woman for his wife, good sort of children, good sort
of servants, good sort of friends, and is surrounded by good sort of neighbors.
Sir Thomas Charles Morgan, Lady Morgan (Sydney), 1841
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The book without a name [essays] by sir T.C. and lady Morgan
Happy is the man, (if humanity can ever be made sensible of its own felicity,) who
is blessed with a good sort of woman for his wife, good sort of children, good sort
of servants, good sort of friends, and is surrounded by good sort of neighbours.
Thomas Charles Morgan (sir.), Sydney Morgan (lady.), 1841
But the most favourite occupation of a mighty good sort of woman is, the
supcrintendancc of the servants : she protests, there is not a good one to be got ;
the men are idle, and thieves, and the maids are sluts, and good-for-nothing
hussies.
Elegant extracts, Vicesimus Knox, 1816
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOD SORT»
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good sort is used in the context of the following news items.
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The tub is a carbonfibre one – of the good sort, not the cheaper sort, but I'll come back to that – with steel subframes hung from either end. «Autocar, Jul 15»
Bob Cooley's Gift of Flexibility
I feel something breaking inside of me — a good sort of break, accompanied by an oddly calming rush of fear and exhilaration that rises with ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
'The Strain' Season 2: 10 things we learned on the set
I think that was a good sort of thing to get people talking. But the show's kind of more sophisticated than that." He adds, "[I]t's what I call 'stinger ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
Toscanini enjoys confidence booster as Godolphin double up
Handicap. “He's a good sort that might go on improving,” said Bolger before confirming that the Archipenko gelding is likely to reappear under a ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
Playing before Origin game a dream come true
"Where I'm from is a good sort of mixture of both really. "The town I grew up in there was no rugby league team, it was the next town that I went ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
DRIVEN: Rover SD1 Vitesse
You're an up-to-no-good sort making a quick getaway from the oil-rich world of 1980s Aberdeen. The Ferrari you're driving is ideal if you're on ... «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
The Dapto Chaser | Apocalypse Theatre Company and Griffin …
... dapper dude in Dapto, pencil thin moustache, Botox browed, bouffant do, and a nip and tuck he went to the Gong for, a squiring a good sort. «Australian Stage Online, Jul 15»
Media Watch Dog: Emma Alberici's howlers, and Piers Akerman …
I don't know what any of this means but I reckon Emma is a good sort. Strewth am I sexist for saying that. FlagShare. LikeReply. WILLis 5pts ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Top 10 wealth creating ideas by experts for a period of 12-36 months
NBCC has a very good sort of guidance, the company is talking of 30,000 crore kind of order book. Once again in the quarter performance of ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
Priorities of the people: an interview with Iceland's Citizens Foundation
I think the constitutional committee [that drafted the new constitution] reached a good sort of compromise. I find it way too conservative, but it's a ... «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
