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Page 80
Take the scene in which the Primroses enjoy the delights of rural relaxation . “ At a small distance from the house my predecessor had made a seat , overshaded by an hedge of hawthorn and honeysuckle . Here when the weather was fine ...
Take the scene in which the Primroses enjoy the delights of rural relaxation . “ At a small distance from the house my predecessor had made a seat , overshaded by an hedge of hawthorn and honeysuckle . Here when the weather was fine ...
Page 81
... thus formed a little concert , my wife and I would stroll down the sloping field , that was embellished with bluebells and centaury , talk of our children with rapture , and enjoy the breeze that wafted both health and harmony .
... thus formed a little concert , my wife and I would stroll down the sloping field , that was embellished with bluebells and centaury , talk of our children with rapture , and enjoy the breeze that wafted both health and harmony .
Page 102
... of the tyranny of the great in “ those republican states that pretend to be free , I cannot help wishing that our monarchs may still be allowed to enjoy the power of controlling the encroachments of the great at home " ( 5 : 339 ) .
... of the tyranny of the great in “ those republican states that pretend to be free , I cannot help wishing that our monarchs may still be allowed to enjoy the power of controlling the encroachments of the great at home " ( 5 : 339 ) .
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| Title | Oliver Goldsmith Revisited Issue 487 of Twayne's English authors series |
| Authors | Former Chair of English Peter Dixon, Peter Dixon |
| Contributor | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Twayne Publishers, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0805770089, 9780805770087 |
| Length | 157 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General |
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