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Page xiv
... Italy . His musical perform- ances , indeed , were not to the taste of the Italians ; but he contrived to live on the alms which he ob- tained at the gates of convents . It should , how- ever , be observed , that the stories which he ...
... Italy . His musical perform- ances , indeed , were not to the taste of the Italians ; but he contrived to live on the alms which he ob- tained at the gates of convents . It should , how- ever , be observed , that the stories which he ...
Page lxxii
... : but when this unhappy Italian was charged with murder , and afterwards sent by Sir John Fielding to Newgate , Goldsmith opened his purse , and would have given him every shilling it contained ; he lxxii ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH .
... : but when this unhappy Italian was charged with murder , and afterwards sent by Sir John Fielding to Newgate , Goldsmith opened his purse , and would have given him every shilling it contained ; he lxxii ANECDOTES OF GOLDSMITH .
Page cii
... Italians , and he said to one that sat near him , that I was very ignorant . ' ยท ' People , ' said he , are greatly mistaken in me . A notion goes about , that when I am silent I mean to be impudent ; but , I assure you , gentlemen , my ...
... Italians , and he said to one that sat near him , that I was very ignorant . ' ยท ' People , ' said he , are greatly mistaken in me . A notion goes about , that when I am silent I mean to be impudent ; but , I assure you , gentlemen , my ...
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... Italy to the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax , " of which Gold- smith himself says : " Few poems have done more honour to English genius than this . There is in it a strain of political thinking , that was , at that time , [ 1701 ...
... Italy to the Right Honourable Charles Lord Halifax , " of which Gold- smith himself says : " Few poems have done more honour to English genius than this . There is in it a strain of political thinking , that was , at that time , [ 1701 ...
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... Italy extends ; Its uplands sloping deck the mountain's side , Woods over woods in gay theatric pride ; * While oft some temple's mouldering tops between With venerable grandeur mark the scene . 4 Could nature's bounty satisfy the ...
... Italy extends ; Its uplands sloping deck the mountain's side , Woods over woods in gay theatric pride ; * While oft some temple's mouldering tops between With venerable grandeur mark the scene . 4 Could nature's bounty satisfy the ...
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