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Page 53
... human resources ; the hardiest and most enterprising will leave the mother country , where they are most needed . There are also moral and therefore weightier considerations . Goldsmith's cosmopolitan philosopher declares : " I am an ...
... human resources ; the hardiest and most enterprising will leave the mother country , where they are most needed . There are also moral and therefore weightier considerations . Goldsmith's cosmopolitan philosopher declares : " I am an ...
Page 73
... human motives , does not overlook the possibility that the tears of sensibility may be less than pure , may be polluted by self - indulgence : " when incapable of relieving the agonies of the wretched , he attempted to relieve his own ...
... human motives , does not overlook the possibility that the tears of sensibility may be less than pure , may be polluted by self - indulgence : " when incapable of relieving the agonies of the wretched , he attempted to relieve his own ...
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... human ) practices what he preaches . The rejoicing in the final chapter , being human too , is not unalloyed ; Goldsmith shades it with little piques and contretemps . But harmony and good - nature prevail , and the novel's domestic ...
... human ) practices what he preaches . The rejoicing in the final chapter , being human too , is not unalloyed ; Goldsmith shades it with little piques and contretemps . But harmony and good - nature prevail , and the novel's domestic ...
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