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In a letter from Edinburgh to Robert Bryanton he assumes a rough indifference to the charms of Bryanton's sisters ; he is not , he says , affected by their fine skins , fine eyes , or good sense . At the close of “ The Haunch of Venison ...
In a letter from Edinburgh to Robert Bryanton he assumes a rough indifference to the charms of Bryanton's sisters ; he is not , he says , affected by their fine skins , fine eyes , or good sense . At the close of “ The Haunch of Venison ...
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Laughter will at least show us to be possessed of a sense of proportion , and will perhaps hold at bay for a while the sense of “ futility and disappointment . " Pantomime and coronation ; bonfire and parliamentary debate : the world ...
Laughter will at least show us to be possessed of a sense of proportion , and will perhaps hold at bay for a while the sense of “ futility and disappointment . " Pantomime and coronation ; bonfire and parliamentary debate : the world ...
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9 The “ pathetic scene ” and “ melancholy conversation are sentimental in a sense we still recognize : plangent , emotionally distressful , seeking the pity and even the tears of the spectators . The speeches in such a comedy will also ...
9 The “ pathetic scene ” and “ melancholy conversation are sentimental in a sense we still recognize : plangent , emotionally distressful , seeking the pity and even the tears of the spectators . The speeches in such a comedy will also ...
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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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