The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... travellers , in their usual relations , ridi- culed [ A Journey from London to Kentish Town . ] 439 CXXIII . The Conclusion · 443 APPENDIX TO THE PRESENT EDITION . Two ESSAYS ATTRIBUTED TO GOLDSMITH . I. The Bravery of the English ...
... travellers , in their usual relations , ridi- culed [ A Journey from London to Kentish Town . ] 439 CXXIII . The Conclusion · 443 APPENDIX TO THE PRESENT EDITION . Two ESSAYS ATTRIBUTED TO GOLDSMITH . I. The Bravery of the English ...
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... Traveller , ' - " And drags at each remove a lengthening chain . " - Percy . See line 10 of the poem , vol . i . p . 8 .-- ED . and they at me . It seems they find somewhat III . C CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 17 The description of London ...
... Traveller , ' - " And drags at each remove a lengthening chain . " - Percy . See line 10 of the poem , vol . i . p . 8 .-- ED . and they at me . It seems they find somewhat III . C CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 17 The description of London ...
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... Louis XV . , 1757 : see note to the Traveller , ' p . 19 , vol . ii.—ED. 2 See Goldsmith's Letter to his brother - in - law , Hodson , p . 431 vol . i.-ED. EDINBURGH . - We are positive when we say that 28 GOLDSMITH'S WORKS .
... Louis XV . , 1757 : see note to the Traveller , ' p . 19 , vol . ii.—ED. 2 See Goldsmith's Letter to his brother - in - law , Hodson , p . 431 vol . i.-ED. EDINBURGH . - We are positive when we say that 28 GOLDSMITH'S WORKS .
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... travellers cross seas and deserts merely to measure the height of a mountain , to describe the cataract of a river , or ... traveller who instructs the heart , but despise him who only indulges the imagination . A man who leaves home to ...
... travellers cross seas and deserts merely to measure the height of a mountain , to describe the cataract of a river , or ... traveller who instructs the heart , but despise him who only indulges the imagination . A man who leaves home to ...
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... in lines 213-14 of the Traveller : ' " For every want that stimulates the breast Becomes a source of pleasure when redrest . " - ED . Examine the history of any country remarkable for opu- lence CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 41.
... in lines 213-14 of the Traveller : ' " For every want that stimulates the breast Becomes a source of pleasure when redrest . " - ED . Examine the history of any country remarkable for opu- lence CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 41.
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