The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... seen by their intended husbands before marriage , neither does the wife , as in other countries , bring along with her a dowry ; on the contrary , the husband pays a sum of money to his father - in - law . The females , when young ...
... seen by their intended husbands before marriage , neither does the wife , as in other countries , bring along with her a dowry ; on the contrary , the husband pays a sum of money to his father - in - law . The females , when young ...
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... seen , without shrinking , the desert sands rise like a troubled ocean all around me . Against these calami- ties I was armed with resolution ; but in my passage to England , though nothing occurred that gave the mariners any uneasiness ...
... seen , without shrinking , the desert sands rise like a troubled ocean all around me . Against these calami- ties I was armed with resolution ; but in my passage to England , though nothing occurred that gave the mariners any uneasiness ...
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... seen five black lions and three blue boars in less than the circuit of half a mile ; and yet you know that animals of these colours are nowhere to be found except in the wild imagi- nations of Europe.1 From these circumstances in their ...
... seen five black lions and three blue boars in less than the circuit of half a mile ; and yet you know that animals of these colours are nowhere to be found except in the wild imagi- nations of Europe.1 From these circumstances in their ...
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... seen to 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 ...
... seen to 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 ...
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... seen here , but wished for ; and then they have such masculine feet , as actually serve some for walking ! Yet uncivil as Nature has been , they seem resolved to outdo her in unkindness : they use white powder , blue powder , and black ...
... seen here , but wished for ; and then they have such masculine feet , as actually serve some for walking ! Yet uncivil as Nature has been , they seem resolved to outdo her in unkindness : they use white powder , blue powder , and black ...
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