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1 sermons in stones
≈ уроки природыDuke Senior: "And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything." (W. Shakespeare, ‘As You Like It’, act II, sc. 1) — Старый герцог: "Находит наша жизнь вдали от света В деревьях - речь, в ручьях текущих - книгу, И проповедь - в камнях, и всюду - благо. " (перевод Т. Щепкиной-Куперник)
Angel in fact, rightly or wrongly... preferred sermons in stones to sermons in churches and chapels on fine summer day. (Th. Hardy, ‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles’, ch. XXIII) — Действительно, в ясные летние дни Энджел - прав он или нет - предпочитал... проповедь природы церковным проповедям.
He learned that there are sermons in stones, edification in farmers, beatitude in bankers and style in adjectives. (S. Lewis, ‘Elmer Gantry’, ch. XX) — Элмер узнал, что можно учиться у природы - мудрости, здравому смыслу - у фермеров, благостыне - у банкиров и стилю - по учебнику грамматики.
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