The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page xiii
... eyes of those upon whom the Reliques of Ancient Poetry had but recently dawned , still less to endorse the verdict of Sir John Hawkins that “ it is one of the finest poems of the lyric kind that our language has to boast of . " Its over ...
... eyes of those upon whom the Reliques of Ancient Poetry had but recently dawned , still less to endorse the verdict of Sir John Hawkins that “ it is one of the finest poems of the lyric kind that our language has to boast of . " Its over ...
Page xviii
... eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error of judgment , added to which neither " Miss Richland " nor " Mrs. Croaker " ever establish any hold upon the audience . Last of ...
... eye saw , to have a second male figure of greater importance than the central personage was a serious error of judgment , added to which neither " Miss Richland " nor " Mrs. Croaker " ever establish any hold upon the audience . Last of ...
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... eyes , And trace them through the prospect as it lies : Here for a while my proper cares resign'd , Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind , Like yon neglected shrub at random cast , That shades the steep , and sighs at every blast ...
... eyes , And trace them through the prospect as it lies : Here for a while my proper cares resign'd , Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind , Like yon neglected shrub at random cast , That shades the steep , and sighs at every blast ...
Page 14
... eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by , Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd , fresh from Nature's hand ; Fierce in their native hardiness of soul , True to imagin'd right , above control , While even ...
... eye , I see the lords of human kind pass by , Intent on high designs , a thoughtful band , By forms unfashion'd , fresh from Nature's hand ; Fierce in their native hardiness of soul , True to imagin'd right , above control , While even ...
Page 29
... eye , Low lies that house where nut - brown draughts inspir'd , Where grey - beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd , Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound , And news much older than their ale went round . Imagination fondly ...
... eye , Low lies that house where nut - brown draughts inspir'd , Where grey - beard mirth and smiling toil retir'd , Where village statesmen talk'd with looks profound , And news much older than their ale went round . Imagination fondly ...
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