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Once he had left Ireland he seems never to have written to his mother , and his inquiries about her are cool . When she died in 1770 he wore only half - mourning , and shocked Reynolds's sister by explaining that he had lost “ only a ...
Once he had left Ireland he seems never to have written to his mother , and his inquiries about her are cool . When she died in 1770 he wore only half - mourning , and shocked Reynolds's sister by explaining that he had lost “ only a ...
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... hung out at their doors or windows , at once a proof of their indigence and vanity . Their vanity in each having one of those pictures exposed to public view , and their indigence in being unable to get them better painted .
... hung out at their doors or windows , at once a proof of their indigence and vanity . Their vanity in each having one of those pictures exposed to public view , and their indigence in being unable to get them better painted .
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Finally the tone shifts once again , as the appropriate , slightly sardonic image comes into play : “ The poor unsuccessful gamester husbanded the wasting moments with an increased desire to continue the game , and to the last eagerly ...
Finally the tone shifts once again , as the appropriate , slightly sardonic image comes into play : “ The poor unsuccessful gamester husbanded the wasting moments with an increased desire to continue the game , and to the last eagerly ...
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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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