Dinner table misfit turns Nebuchadnezzar query into joke
An anecdote about Sydney Smith and his son who talking at a bishop's dinner. The boy's sharp quip about Nebuchadnezzar unsettled guests, drawing laughs and a reflection on the son's table mind. The tale illustrates tensions between wit, propriety, and high clergyman company. Separate scenes mention theater crowd, current events, and ad snippets for brews and portrait enlargements.
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Sydney Smith
Bian
London
Piiaten
Nebuchsdnessar
Father
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Private Carriage Entrances and Medical Cottage Notice
Private entrances on Emme Street opposite Chinese Episcopal Park. Separate cottage for medical advice and treatment. One hundred sixty three treated from November 1806 to May 30, 1897 with free use of Glebb Parlors for those under care. Listing officials include Jones S Reib Magee Kemieny V. Gens Borimgeour Auditor.
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