The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Life. Vicar of Wakefield. Essays. LettersG. Bell and sons, 1884 |
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... hand , his extreme thoughtlessness and repeated irregularities must have given fre- quent and just provocation to a man of hasty temper and bigoted to the strict observance of college rules . But on which- ever side the fault lay , it ...
... hand , his extreme thoughtlessness and repeated irregularities must have given fre- quent and just provocation to a man of hasty temper and bigoted to the strict observance of college rules . But on which- ever side the fault lay , it ...
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... hands , had he found leisure to revise it carefully , ' in order to satisfy the demands of an importunate creditor . It seems his landlady , to whem he was in arrear for lodging , at last became weary of delay , and threatened him with ...
... hands , had he found leisure to revise it carefully , ' in order to satisfy the demands of an importunate creditor . It seems his landlady , to whem he was in arrear for lodging , at last became weary of delay , and threatened him with ...
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... hands of those who are satisfied with a superficial acquaintance with a subject of which , in the present day , few men are content to remain totally ignorant . Goldsmith was often compelled , by his necessities , to consult rather the ...
... hands of those who are satisfied with a superficial acquaintance with a subject of which , in the present day , few men are content to remain totally ignorant . Goldsmith was often compelled , by his necessities , to consult rather the ...
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... hand- some apartments on the second floor , for which he paid four hundred pounds ; he was at the additional expense of furnishing in a very elegant style ; 2 and at length enjoyed the happiness , after which he had long aspired , of ...
... hand- some apartments on the second floor , for which he paid four hundred pounds ; he was at the additional expense of furnishing in a very elegant style ; 2 and at length enjoyed the happiness , after which he had long aspired , of ...
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... hand of his astonished clerk , and hastily dismissed him . But we are slightly anticipat- ing the order of our narrative . When " The Club , " sometimes called the Literary Club , was in- stituted in 1763 , or 1764 , Goldsmith was one ...
... hand of his astonished clerk , and hastily dismissed him . But we are slightly anticipat- ing the order of our narrative . When " The Club , " sometimes called the Literary Club , was in- stituted in 1763 , or 1764 , Goldsmith was one ...
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Page 71 - I WAS ever of opinion that the honest man, who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.
Page 366 - To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover'd country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all...
Page 140 - The wondering neighbors ran, And swore the dog had lost his wits, To bite so good a man. The wound it seem'd both sore and sad To every Christian eye; And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the man would die. But soon a wonder came to light, That show'd the rogues they lied: The man recover'd of the bite, The dog it was that died.
Page 20 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was...
Page 139 - Good people all, of every sort, Give ear unto my song, And if you find it wondrous short, It cannot hold you long. In Islington there was a man, Of whom the world might say, That still a godly race he ran, Whene'er he went to pray. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel...
Page 45 - No man was more foolish when he had not a pen in his hand, or more wise when he had.