The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 2Baudry's European Library, 1837 - English literature |
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... endeavour to lessen your own merit and my obligations . By calling your late instances of friendship only a return for former favours , you would induce me to impute to your justice what I owe to your generosity . The services I did you ...
... endeavour to lessen your own merit and my obligations . By calling your late instances of friendship only a return for former favours , you would induce me to impute to your justice what I owe to your generosity . The services I did you ...
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... endeavour to forward with all dili- gence ; I shall send them open , in order that you may take copies or translations , as you are equally versed in 10 CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . The benefits of luxury, in making a people more wise happy.
... endeavour to forward with all dili- gence ; I shall send them open , in order that you may take copies or translations , as you are equally versed in 10 CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . The benefits of luxury, in making a people more wise happy.
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... endeavour to improve her simple plan , since every extra- vagance in dress proceeds from a désire of becoming more beautiful than nature made us ; and this is so harmless a vanity , that I not only pardon but approve it . A desire to be ...
... endeavour to improve her simple plan , since every extra- vagance in dress proceeds from a désire of becoming more beautiful than nature made us ; and this is so harmless a vanity , that I not only pardon but approve it . A desire to be ...
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... endeavour to instruct the administration . You must not , however , imagine , that they who compile these papers have any actual knowledge of the politics , or the govern- ment of a state ; they only collect their materials from the ...
... endeavour to instruct the administration . You must not , however , imagine , that they who compile these papers have any actual knowledge of the politics , or the govern- ment of a state ; they only collect their materials from the ...
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... endeavour to guard thee from the one , so guard thyself from the other ; and still think of me with affection and esteem . Farewell . LETTER VII . From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam , First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin ...
... endeavour to guard thee from the one , so guard thyself from the other ; and still think of me with affection and esteem . Farewell . LETTER VII . From Lien Chi Altangi to Fum Hoam , First President of the Ceremonial Academy at Pekin ...
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Academy at Pekin acquaintance Adieu admiration amusement appeared asafoetida assertor beauty brahmins Brentford Ceremonial Academy China Chinese Circassia companion continued creature cries curiosity Daures dear desire despise disciples of Confucius distress dress emperor endeavour England English Europe expected eyes face fancy favour fond fortune Fum Hoam genius gentleman give happen happiness heart Heaven honour hyæna imagination inhabitants king lady laugh laws learning LETTER Lien Chi Altangi live look mandarine mankind manner marriage Mencius merit mind misery Moscow nation nature never obliged occasion once passion perceive Persia philosopher pity pleased pleasure poet polite poor possessed praise present Prince proper rapture reason received replied resolved says scarcely seemed seen seraglio smile soon stranger superiour sure surprised Tartars things thought thousand thousand guineas Tibbs tion traveller virtue Westminster Abbey whole wisdom write