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... poor man of the miseries attending a youth of levity and extravagance . He by no means wants sense , which only serves to aggravate his former folly . Poor forlorn creature , where are now the revellers , the flatterers , that he could ...
... poor have but one . For this reason , wealth in all commercial states is found to accumulate , and all such have hitherto in time become aristocratical . Again , the very laws also of this country may contribute to the accumulation of ...
... poor the same happiness hereafter , and equal hopes to aspire after it ; but if the rich have the advantage of enjoying pleasure here , the poor have the endless satisfaction of knowing what it was once to be miserable , when crowned ...
Contents
The description of the family of Wakefield in which page | 9 |
A migration The fortunate circumstances of our lives | 16 |
A proof that even the humblest fortune may grant | 23 |
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale Supposed to be Written by Himself Oliver Goldsmith Limited preview - 1999 |