The Poetical WorksG. Bell, 1867 - 186 pages |
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Page xii
... of men of genius ; " quite unknown to the junior race who " bite their brothers in the throng . " But to Goldsmith it was perfectly natural . He never had to learn the luxury of doing good ; xii . OLIVER GOLDSMITH SMITH .
... of men of genius ; " quite unknown to the junior race who " bite their brothers in the throng . " But to Goldsmith it was perfectly natural . He never had to learn the luxury of doing good ; xii . OLIVER GOLDSMITH SMITH .
Page xiii
Oliver Goldsmith. never had to learn the luxury of doing good ; it came , as speech and sight come : the gratification of it was scarcely a luxury — it was a necessity , although a necessity which caused him less suffering than other ...
Oliver Goldsmith. never had to learn the luxury of doing good ; it came , as speech and sight come : the gratification of it was scarcely a luxury — it was a necessity , although a necessity which caused him less suffering than other ...
Page xiv
... never fails to draw tears . But the proof - sheets of Clarissa had long vanished from Salisbury Court ; and at home , at Parson's Green , Fulham , the author's friends could assemble of an evening without fear of being read away early ...
... never fails to draw tears . But the proof - sheets of Clarissa had long vanished from Salisbury Court ; and at home , at Parson's Green , Fulham , the author's friends could assemble of an evening without fear of being read away early ...
Page xv
... never reached — possibly never the second ; and if happiness may be reckoned by comparison ( I am not sure that it may ) , Goldsmith was better off than many men whose names , nearly as well known , will crowd to the mind . The same ...
... never reached — possibly never the second ; and if happiness may be reckoned by comparison ( I am not sure that it may ) , Goldsmith was better off than many men whose names , nearly as well known , will crowd to the mind . The same ...
Page xx
... never fails to enter the mind of the writer of these few pages , and , he thinks , the minds of all his friends . And , it the personality of such stories may be pardoned , he would mention that pilgrimages to such shrines , when ...
... never fails to enter the mind of the writer of these few pages , and , he thinks , the minds of all his friends . And , it the personality of such stories may be pardoned , he would mention that pilgrimages to such shrines , when ...
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