The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page xiii
... of the New Bath Guide , and it is to be observed that " Little Comedy's " letter of invitation is to the same popular tune . But in preparing this J 7 edition , some enquiries as to the song of Ally Introduction xiii.
... of the New Bath Guide , and it is to be observed that " Little Comedy's " letter of invitation is to the same popular tune . But in preparing this J 7 edition , some enquiries as to the song of Ally Introduction xiii.
Page xvi
... comedy " had almost wholly supplanted this elder and better manner , must be attributed his deferred entry upon a field so obviously adapted to his gifts . But when , in 1766 , the Clandestine Marriage of Garrick and Colman , with its ...
... comedy " had almost wholly supplanted this elder and better manner , must be attributed his deferred entry upon a field so obviously adapted to his gifts . But when , in 1766 , the Clandestine Marriage of Garrick and Colman , with its ...
Page xvii
... comedy by Goldsmith's countryman , Hugh Kelly , a sentimentalist of the first water . Upon the heels of the enthusiastic reception which Garrick's administrative tact secured for the superfine imbroglios of False Delicacy , came limping ...
... comedy by Goldsmith's countryman , Hugh Kelly , a sentimentalist of the first water . Upon the heels of the enthusiastic reception which Garrick's administrative tact secured for the superfine imbroglios of False Delicacy , came limping ...
Page xviii
... Comedy , and its success was amply sufficient to justify a second trial . That Goldsmith did not forthwith make this renewed effort must be attributed partly to the recollection of his difficulties in getting his first play produced ...
... Comedy , and its success was amply sufficient to justify a second trial . That Goldsmith did not forthwith make this renewed effort must be attributed partly to the recollection of his difficulties in getting his first play produced ...
Page xix
... comedy . At all events , in the autumn of the year in which The West Indian was produced , he is hard at work in the lanes at Hendon and Edgware , " studying jests with a most tragical countenance " for a successor to The Good - Natur'd ...
... comedy . At all events , in the autumn of the year in which The West Indian was produced , he is hard at work in the lanes at Hendon and Edgware , " studying jests with a most tragical countenance " for a successor to The Good - Natur'd ...
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