The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 62
Page 21
... virtues also . An Englishman is taught to love his king as his friend , but to acknowledge no other master than the laws which himself has contri- buted to enact . He despises those nations who , that one may be free , are all content ...
... virtues also . An Englishman is taught to love his king as his friend , but to acknowledge no other master than the laws which himself has contri- buted to enact . He despises those nations who , that one may be free , are all content ...
Page 30
... virtues and obstinacy sparkle in his eyes , and mark him as one destined to no mediocrity of fortune . You see , my ... virtue ; nor is there on earth a more powerful advocate for vice than poverty . As I shall endeavour to guard thee ...
... virtues and obstinacy sparkle in his eyes , and mark him as one destined to no mediocrity of fortune . You see , my ... virtue ; nor is there on earth a more powerful advocate for vice than poverty . As I shall endeavour to guard thee ...
Page 32
... virtue , or raise a detestation of vice . Men may be very learned , and yet very miserable ; it is easy to be a deep geometrician , or a sublime astronomer , but very difficult to be a good man . I esteem , therefore , the traveller who ...
... virtue , or raise a detestation of vice . Men may be very learned , and yet very miserable ; it is easy to be a deep geometrician , or a sublime astronomer , but very difficult to be a good man . I esteem , therefore , the traveller who ...
Page 35
... virtue , sincerity , and truth , among the daughters of China . " Adieu . LETTER IX . To the Same . THE LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE ENGLISH WITH REGARD TO WOMEN - A CHARACTER OF A WOMAN'S MAN . I HAVE been deceived ! She whom I fancied a ...
... virtue , sincerity , and truth , among the daughters of China . " Adieu . LETTER IX . To the Same . THE LICENTIOUSNESS OF THE ENGLISH WITH REGARD TO WOMEN - A CHARACTER OF A WOMAN'S MAN . I HAVE been deceived ! She whom I fancied a ...
Page 40
... virtue , from the obligation that he thinks he lies under to the Giver of all , there are ten thousand who are good only from the appre- sions of punishment . Could these last be persuaded , as the Epicureans were , that heaven had no ...
... virtue , from the obligation that he thinks he lies under to the Giver of all , there are ten thousand who are good only from the appre- sions of punishment . Could these last be persuaded , as the Epicureans were , that heaven had no ...
Contents
9 | |
13 | |
33 | |
47 | |
53 | |
62 | |
73 | |
106 | |
250 | |
253 | |
258 | |
263 | |
266 | |
271 | |
276 | |
279 | |
118 | |
124 | |
133 | |
143 | |
169 | |
180 | |
184 | |
187 | |
191 | |
195 | |
199 | |
206 | |
210 | |
214 | |
216 | |
221 | |
223 | |
229 | |
232 | |
237 | |
240 | |
243 | |
246 | |
282 | |
289 | |
292 | |
294 | |
310 | |
322 | |
328 | |
336 | |
343 | |
351 | |
359 | |
368 | |
406 | |
415 | |
425 | |
437 | |
443 | |
447 | |
450 | |
465 | |
529 | |
536 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absurdity acquaintance Adieu admiration amusement appeared barbarous beauty Brentford ceremony character China Chinese Circassia companion continued cried curiosity desire distress dress Drybone edition Emperor endeavour England English Essays Europe expected eyes fancy favour fond fortune Fum Hoam genius give Goldsmith happiness heart honour Horace Walpole imagination inhabitants king lady laugh laws learning Ledger version Ledger.-ED LETTER Lien Chi Altangi live look luxury mandarine mankind manner marriage Mencius ment merit mind misery Moscow nation nature never obliged occasion once passion Pekin perceive perhaps Persian philosopher pity pleased pleasure poet polite poor possessed praise present Prince proper Public Ledger rapture reason replied republic of letters resolved ridiculous says scarce seemed soon taste things thought Tibbs tion traveller Vicar of Wakefield virtue Voltaire whole wisdom write Zoroaster