The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... equally versed in the Dutch and Chinese languages . Dear friend , think of my absence with regret , as I sincerely regret yours ; even while I write , I lament our separation . Farewell . 1 Addison had previously said of the tradesmen's ...
... equally versed in the Dutch and Chinese languages . Dear friend , think of my absence with regret , as I sincerely regret yours ; even while I write , I lament our separation . Farewell . 1 Addison had previously said of the tradesmen's ...
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... equally strong with that of the Chinese . When a tradesman dies , his frightful face is painted up by an undertaker , and placed in a proper situation to receive company : this is called lying in state . To this disagree- able spectacle ...
... equally strong with that of the Chinese . When a tradesman dies , his frightful face is painted up by an undertaker , and placed in a proper situation to receive company : this is called lying in state . To this disagree- able spectacle ...
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... equally remarkable for being the most sincere Christians , the most benevolent neighbours , and the honestest men of their time . To go through a Euro- pean cemetery , one would be apt to wonder how mankind could have so basely ...
... equally remarkable for being the most sincere Christians , the most benevolent neighbours , and the honestest men of their time . To go through a Euro- pean cemetery , one would be apt to wonder how mankind could have so basely ...
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... equally dis- tinguished for rank , politeness , taste , and understanding . As I was dressed after the fashion of Europe , she had taken me for an Englishman , and consequently saluted me in her ordinary manner : but when the footman in ...
... equally dis- tinguished for rank , politeness , taste , and understanding . As I was dressed after the fashion of Europe , she had taken me for an Englishman , and consequently saluted me in her ordinary manner : but when the footman in ...
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... equally in want of furs , ( for they were as fond of muffs and tippets as the English ) , made the very same request to their monarch , and met with the same gracious reception from their king , who generously granted what was not his ...
... equally in want of furs , ( for they were as fond of muffs and tippets as the English ) , made the very same request to their monarch , and met with the same gracious reception from their king , who generously granted what was not his ...
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