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Page xviii
... Burke , who had not yet entered parliament , but had dis- tinguished himself greatly by his writings and by the eloquence of his conversation . With these eminent men , Goldsmith became intimate . 1763 , he was one of the nine original ...
... Burke , who had not yet entered parliament , but had dis- tinguished himself greatly by his writings and by the eloquence of his conversation . With these eminent men , Goldsmith became intimate . 1763 , he was one of the nine original ...
Page xxvii
... Burke , Beauclerk , and Garrick ; and Goldsmith was on terms of in- timacy with all the four . He aspired to share in their colloquial renown ; but never was ambition more unfortunate . It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so ...
... Burke , Beauclerk , and Garrick ; and Goldsmith was on terms of in- timacy with all the four . He aspired to share in their colloquial renown ; but never was ambition more unfortunate . It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so ...
Page xxxii
... Burke and Reynolds . Both these great men were sin- Burke , when he heard of Gold- smith's death , had burst into a flood of tears . Reynolds had been so much moved by the news , that he had flung aside his brush and palette for the day ...
... Burke and Reynolds . Both these great men were sin- Burke , when he heard of Gold- smith's death , had burst into a flood of tears . Reynolds had been so much moved by the news , that he had flung aside his brush and palette for the day ...
Page xl
... Burke or Dr. Goldsmith , I am not certain which , who imme- diately exclaimed , that it struck him as being the precise per- son , countenance , and expression of the Count Ugolino , as described by Dante in his Inferno . ' When ...
... Burke or Dr. Goldsmith , I am not certain which , who imme- diately exclaimed , that it struck him as being the precise per- son , countenance , and expression of the Count Ugolino , as described by Dante in his Inferno . ' When ...
Page xlv
... Burke , Garrick , & c .; but , on second thoughts , he resolved to have him buried in the plainest and most private manner possible , observing that the most pompous funerals are soon past and forgotten , and that it would be much more ...
... Burke , Garrick , & c .; but , on second thoughts , he resolved to have him buried in the plainest and most private manner possible , observing that the most pompous funerals are soon past and forgotten , and that it would be much more ...
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