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Page 133
... observes that the nights begin to grow a little coolish at this time of the year . This , as it is directed to none of the company in particular , none thinks himself obliged to answer , where- fore Goldsmith continues still to rub his ...
... observes that the nights begin to grow a little coolish at this time of the year . This , as it is directed to none of the company in particular , none thinks himself obliged to answer , where- fore Goldsmith continues still to rub his ...
Page 192
... observes to Bennet Langton , “ Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second . " Still radiant with the reflex of royalty , he holds forth one day to a listening group at ...
... observes to Bennet Langton , “ Sir , his manners are those of as fine a gentleman as we may suppose Louis the Fourteenth or Charles the Second . " Still radiant with the reflex of royalty , he holds forth one day to a listening group at ...
Page 226
... observes Cumberland , on being shown the beginning of Goldsmith's work , " he hardly knows an ass from a mule , nor a turkey from a goose , but when he sees it on the table . " Other friends entertain similar ideas as to his fitness for ...
... observes Cumberland , on being shown the beginning of Goldsmith's work , " he hardly knows an ass from a mule , nor a turkey from a goose , but when he sees it on the table . " Other friends entertain similar ideas as to his fitness for ...
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