The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... Writing in the character of an Asiatic , Goldsmith has skilfully availed himself of the opportunity afforded by his plan of ridiculing some of our national peculiarities , by presenting them in the light in which they must naturally ...
... Writing in the character of an Asiatic , Goldsmith has skilfully availed himself of the opportunity afforded by his plan of ridiculing some of our national peculiarities , by presenting them in the light in which they must naturally ...
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... writing among the Chinese The East- ern tales of magazines , & c . ridiculed XXXIV . Of the present ridiculous passion of the nobility for painting XXXV . The philosopher's son describes a lady , his fellow captive . XXXVI . A ...
... writing among the Chinese The East- ern tales of magazines , & c . ridiculed XXXIV . Of the present ridiculous passion of the nobility for painting XXXV . The philosopher's son describes a lady , his fellow captive . XXXVI . A ...
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... writing , the faculty of divinity of Paris fell foul of these Mémoires , ' on account of their extolling the religion of the Chinese as being older than that of the Jews , and induced the parliament to decree that the work should be ...
... writing , the faculty of divinity of Paris fell foul of these Mémoires , ' on account of their extolling the religion of the Chinese as being older than that of the Jews , and induced the parliament to decree that the work should be ...
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... write to Fipsihi in Moscow , I beg you'll endeavour to forward with all dili- gence ; I shall send them open , in order that you may take copies or translations , as you are equally versed in the Dutch and Chinese languages . Dear ...
... write to Fipsihi in Moscow , I beg you'll endeavour to forward with all dili- gence ; I shall send them open , in order that you may take copies or translations , as you are equally versed in the Dutch and Chinese languages . Dear ...
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... writing heretical books , and pretending to the spirit of prophecy and revelation . This Auto exceeded all before it in magnificence ; boxes were built round the Square da Rosico , and the regiments of horse and foot attended upon duty ...
... writing heretical books , and pretending to the spirit of prophecy and revelation . This Auto exceeded all before it in magnificence ; boxes were built round the Square da Rosico , and the regiments of horse and foot attended upon duty ...
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