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... considered illustrative of the life and character of the poet , and giving them in as graphic a style as I could command . Still the hurried manner in which I have had to do this amidst the pressure of other claims on my attention , and ...
... considered illustrative of the life and character of the poet , and giving them in as graphic a style as I could command . Still the hurried manner in which I have had to do this amidst the pressure of other claims on my attention , and ...
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... considered indicative of his future success in life . In the meanwhile , Oliver , if not distinguished among his teachers , was popular among his schoolmates . He had a thought- less generosity extremely captivating to young hearts ...
... considered indicative of his future success in life . In the meanwhile , Oliver , if not distinguished among his teachers , was popular among his schoolmates . He had a thought- less generosity extremely captivating to young hearts ...
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... considered baleful in its effects by the superstitious neighborhood ; for , though his daughter bore three children , they all died before her . A more effectual measure was taken by Mr. Goldsmith to ward off the apprehended imputation ...
... considered baleful in its effects by the superstitious neighborhood ; for , though his daughter bore three children , they all died before her . A more effectual measure was taken by Mr. Goldsmith to ward off the apprehended imputation ...
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... considered capital at a song and a story . From the rustic conviviality of the inn at Ballymahon , and the company which used to assemble there , it is surmised that he took some hints in after life for his picturing of Tony Lumpkin and ...
... considered capital at a song and a story . From the rustic conviviality of the inn at Ballymahon , and the company which used to assemble there , it is surmised that he took some hints in after life for his picturing of Tony Lumpkin and ...
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... considered himself peculiarly fortunate in having under his roof the man he most loved on earth , and whose stay with him must , above all things , contribute to perfect his recovery . I now repented sorely I had not given the poor ...
... considered himself peculiarly fortunate in having under his roof the man he most loved on earth , and whose stay with him must , above all things , contribute to perfect his recovery . I now repented sorely I had not given the poor ...
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Page xi - His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain...
Page xi - Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
Page 32 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labor free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree, While many a pastime circled in the shade, The young contending as the old surveyed; And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round.
Page 237 - Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first she flew — I still had hopes — my long vexations past, Here to return, and die at home at last.
Page 148 - I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him.
Page xiii - For, e'en though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around; And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew.
Page 167 - When lovely woman stoops to folly. And finds, too late, that men betray. What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to cover. To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, — is to die.
Page 171 - Yet, notwithstanding this weight of authority, and the universal practice of former ages, a new species of dramatic composition has been introduced under the name of sentimental comedy, in which the virtues of private life are exhibited, rather than the vices exposed; and the distresses, rather than the faults of mankind, make our interest in the piece.
Page 237 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Page 356 - Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, .He has not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand : His manners were gentle, complying, and bland; Still bom to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...