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True assessment is invariably associated in Goldsmith's mind with the dangerous , false assessments of flattery . At its best , flattery is insipid and futile ; George III is not enlightened or informed by the laudatory addresses ...
True assessment is invariably associated in Goldsmith's mind with the dangerous , false assessments of flattery . At its best , flattery is insipid and futile ; George III is not enlightened or informed by the laudatory addresses ...
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... well - dressed , and well - to - do , an excellent match ; the vivacious coquette who is pertly flirtatious and sexually exciting ; the poor relation who is modest , simple , undemanding , true , generous - hearted .
... well - dressed , and well - to - do , an excellent match ; the vivacious coquette who is pertly flirtatious and sexually exciting ; the poor relation who is modest , simple , undemanding , true , generous - hearted .
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Robert H. Hopkins , The True Genius of Oliver Goldsmith ( Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press , 1969 ) , 61-63 . 11. Boswell , Life of Johnson , 778–79 , 527 . 12. Robert D. Mayo , The English Novel in the Magazines , 1740–1815 ...
Robert H. Hopkins , The True Genius of Oliver Goldsmith ( Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press , 1969 ) , 61-63 . 11. Boswell , Life of Johnson , 778–79 , 527 . 12. Robert D. Mayo , The English Novel in the Magazines , 1740–1815 ...
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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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