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Page iv
... have , therefore , collected them into an Appendix , where they ap- pear under the sanction of the narrators ' names , who are alone responsible for their truth . " } CONTENTS . MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . By T. B. Macaulay HARVARD.
... have , therefore , collected them into an Appendix , where they ap- pear under the sanction of the narrators ' names , who are alone responsible for their truth . " } CONTENTS . MEMOIR OF GOLDSMITH . By T. B. Macaulay HARVARD.
Page xv
... truth as to assert in print that he was present at a most interesting conversation between Voltaire and Fontenelle , and that this conversation took place at Paris . Now , it is certain that Voltaire never was within a hundred leagues ...
... truth as to assert in print that he was present at a most interesting conversation between Voltaire and Fontenelle , and that this conversation took place at Paris . Now , it is certain that Voltaire never was within a hundred leagues ...
Page xxiv
... truth , an incom- parable farce in five acts . On this occasion , how- ever , genius triumphed . Pit , boxes , and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter . If any bigoted admirer of Kelly and Cumberland ven- tured to hiss or ...
... truth , an incom- parable farce in five acts . On this occasion , how- ever , genius triumphed . Pit , boxes , and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter . If any bigoted admirer of Kelly and Cumberland ven- tured to hiss or ...
Page xxviii
... truth , there was in his character much to love , but very little to respect . His heart was soft even to weakness ; he was so generous that he quite forgot to be just ; he forgave injuries so readily , that he might be said to invite ...
... truth , there was in his character much to love , but very little to respect . His heart was soft even to weakness ; he was so generous that he quite forgot to be just ; he forgave injuries so readily , that he might be said to invite ...
Page xxix
... truth probably is , that he was not more envious , but merely less prudent than his neighbours . His heart was on his lips . All those small jealousies , which are but too common among men of letters , but which a man of letters , who ...
... truth probably is , that he was not more envious , but merely less prudent than his neighbours . His heart was on his lips . All those small jealousies , which are but too common among men of letters , but which a man of letters , who ...
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