The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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Page 11
... begin . He added , that every author who would carry his works there , might probably find a very good re- ception . I was resolved , however , to observe the humours of the place in safety from the shore , sensible that ice was at best ...
... begin . He added , that every author who would carry his works there , might probably find a very good re- ception . I was resolved , however , to observe the humours of the place in safety from the shore , sensible that ice was at best ...
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... begin : thus betailed and bepowdered , the man of taste fancies he im- proves in beauty , dresses up his hard - featured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he is qualified to make love , and hopes ...
... begin : thus betailed and bepowdered , the man of taste fancies he im- proves in beauty , dresses up his hard - featured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he is qualified to make love , and hopes ...
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... begin to grow uneasy , and some begin actually to fear that St. Gilbert has forsaken them with the reverend father.1 LUCCA . The administrators of our serene republic have frequent conferences upon the part they shall take in the ...
... begin to grow uneasy , and some begin actually to fear that St. Gilbert has forsaken them with the reverend father.1 LUCCA . The administrators of our serene republic have frequent conferences upon the part they shall take in the ...
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... begin to fancy , that in time I shall find them more opulent , more charitable , and more hos- pitable than I at first imagined . I begin to learn some- what of their manners and customs , and to see reasons for several deviations which ...
... begin to fancy , that in time I shall find them more opulent , more charitable , and more hos- pitable than I at first imagined . I begin to learn some- what of their manners and customs , and to see reasons for several deviations which ...
Page 34
... begin to think their women tolerable . I can now look on a languishing blue eye without disgust , and pardon a set of teeth , even though whiter than ivory . I now begin to fancy there is no universal standard for beauty . The truth is ...
... begin to think their women tolerable . I can now look on a languishing blue eye without disgust , and pardon a set of teeth , even though whiter than ivory . I now begin to fancy there is no universal standard for beauty . The truth is ...
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