The Poems and Plays of Oliver GoldsmithJ. M. Dent, 1917 - 317 pages |
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Page viii
... thoughts and reviving the memories of that " unhallowed time " when , to all appearance , he was hopelessly squandering his op- portunities . To do as Goldsmith did , would scarcely enable a man to write a Vicar of Wakefield or a ...
... thoughts and reviving the memories of that " unhallowed time " when , to all appearance , he was hopelessly squandering his op- portunities . To do as Goldsmith did , would scarcely enable a man to write a Vicar of Wakefield or a ...
Page x
... Thoughts . Of the poets of the last age , he admired Dryden , Pope and Gay , but more than any of these , if imitation is to be regarded as the proof of sympathy , Prior , Addison and Swift . By his inclinations and his , training ...
... Thoughts . Of the poets of the last age , he admired Dryden , Pope and Gay , but more than any of these , if imitation is to be regarded as the proof of sympathy , Prior , Addison and Swift . By his inclinations and his , training ...
Page xx
... thought it politic to insert " Faulkland " and " Julia " for the benefit of the sentimentalists . Goldsmith made no such concession , and his wholesome hearty merriment put to flight the Comedy of Tears , even as the Coquecigrues ...
... thought it politic to insert " Faulkland " and " Julia " for the benefit of the sentimentalists . Goldsmith made no such concession , and his wholesome hearty merriment put to flight the Comedy of Tears , even as the Coquecigrues ...
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... thought a bold man , having lost the character of a wise one . Him they dignify with the name of poet ; his tawdry lampoons are called satires , his turbulence is said to be force , and his phrensy fire.1 What reception a Poem may find ...
... thought a bold man , having lost the character of a wise one . Him they dignify with the name of poet ; his tawdry lampoons are called satires , his turbulence is said to be force , and his phrensy fire.1 What reception a Poem may find ...
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... , and sighs at every blast . [ Bolton Corney thought Idria in Carniola intended . Birkbeck Hill suggests Lake Idro in North Italy , which has rocky shores . ] Far to the right where Appenine ascends , Bright as The Traveller 7.
... , and sighs at every blast . [ Bolton Corney thought Idria in Carniola intended . Birkbeck Hill suggests Lake Idro in North Italy , which has rocky shores . ] Far to the right where Appenine ascends , Bright as The Traveller 7.
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