The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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... the sixth edition of 1770 numerous alterations were made in the text by the author . The poem is here reprinted from the ninth edition , issued in 1774 , the year of Goldsmith's death . ] DEDICATION TO THE REV . HENRY GOLDSMITH1 DEAR SIR ,
... the sixth edition of 1770 numerous alterations were made in the text by the author . The poem is here reprinted from the ninth edition , issued in 1774 , the year of Goldsmith's death . ] DEDICATION TO THE REV . HENRY GOLDSMITH1 DEAR SIR ,
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... dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is great , and the labourers are but few ; while you have left the field of Ambition , where the labourers are many , and the ...
... dear brother , the wisdom of your humble choice . You have entered upon a sacred office , where the harvest is great , and the labourers are but few ; while you have left the field of Ambition , where the labourers are many , and the ...
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... Poem . I am , dear Sir , Your most affectionate Brother , OLIVER GOLDSMITH . [ Charles Churchill , the satirist ( 1731-64 ) , is undoubtedly intended here . ] 1 THE TRAVELLER OR A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY REMOTE , 4 Dedication.
... Poem . I am , dear Sir , Your most affectionate Brother , OLIVER GOLDSMITH . [ Charles Churchill , the satirist ( 1731-64 ) , is undoubtedly intended here . ] 1 THE TRAVELLER OR A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY REMOTE , 4 Dedication.
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... Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother's breast , So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind's ...
... Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms , And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child , when scaring sounds molest , Clings close and closer to the mother's breast , So the loud torrent , and the whirlwind's ...
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... two pages , on the 26th May , 1770. The price was two shillings . It is here reprinted from the fourth edition , issued in the same year as the first , but considerably revised . ] DEAR SIR , DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS I can.
... two pages , on the 26th May , 1770. The price was two shillings . It is here reprinted from the fourth edition , issued in the same year as the first , but considerably revised . ] DEAR SIR , DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS I can.
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