The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page ix
... of manner " which was fatal to " agreeable trifling , " an objection intimately connected with the feeling which afterwards made him the champion on the stage of character and humour . Among the poets who Introduction ix.
... of manner " which was fatal to " agreeable trifling , " an objection intimately connected with the feeling which afterwards made him the champion on the stage of character and humour . Among the poets who Introduction ix.
Page x
Oliver Goldsmith. stage of character and humour . Among the poets who were his contemporaries and immediate predecessors , his likes and dislikes were strong . He fretted at the fashion which Gray's Elegy set in poetry ; he considered it ...
Oliver Goldsmith. stage of character and humour . Among the poets who were his contemporaries and immediate predecessors , his likes and dislikes were strong . He fretted at the fashion which Gray's Elegy set in poetry ; he considered it ...
Page xiv
... Character , the resemblance of which to Goldsmith has been pointed out by his editors , begins-- " Too poor for a bribe , and too proud to importune . ” Whether Goldsmith was thinking of Anstey or Ally Croaker , it is at least worthy of ...
... Character , the resemblance of which to Goldsmith has been pointed out by his editors , begins-- " Too poor for a bribe , and too proud to importune . ” Whether Goldsmith was thinking of Anstey or Ally Croaker , it is at least worthy of ...
Page xvii
... character , Honeywood - the weak and amiable " good- natur'd man " -never stands very firmly on his feet , and the first actor , Garrick's promising young rival , Powell , 1 failed , or disdained to make it a stage creation Introduction ...
... character , Honeywood - the weak and amiable " good- natur'd man " -never stands very firmly on his feet , and the first actor , Garrick's promising young rival , Powell , 1 failed , or disdained to make it a stage creation Introduction ...
Page xviii
... character , and the charlatan " Lofty , ” a sort of " Beau Tibbs above - Stairs , " is almost as good . But , as Garrick's keen eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error ...
... character , and the charlatan " Lofty , ” a sort of " Beau Tibbs above - Stairs , " is almost as good . But , as Garrick's keen eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error ...
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