The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... literary attain- ments and for the benevolence of his heart . His family con- sisted of five sons and two daughters . From this little world of home Goldsmith has drawn many of his domestic scenes , both whimsical and touching , which ...
... literary attain- ments and for the benevolence of his heart . His family con- sisted of five sons and two daughters . From this little world of home Goldsmith has drawn many of his domestic scenes , both whimsical and touching , which ...
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... literary merit . At the other examinations , the person thus distinguished may be only the second in merit ; he who has pre- viously obtained the same honorary reward , sometimes receiving a written certificate holy orders ; but this ...
... literary merit . At the other examinations , the person thus distinguished may be only the second in merit ; he who has pre- viously obtained the same honorary reward , sometimes receiving a written certificate holy orders ; but this ...
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... literary society . When conversing on this feature in our poet's character , his friend Dr Johnson many years afterwards , justly , but perhaps rather severely , remarked , « The misfortune of Goldsmith in conversation is this : he goes ...
... literary society . When conversing on this feature in our poet's character , his friend Dr Johnson many years afterwards , justly , but perhaps rather severely , remarked , « The misfortune of Goldsmith in conversation is this : he goes ...
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... literary reputation ; if he do not get the better , he is miserably vexed . » Though now arrived at an age when reflection on passing objects and events might have been occasionally elicited , yet it does not appear that any thing of ...
... literary reputation ; if he do not get the better , he is miserably vexed . » Though now arrived at an age when reflection on passing objects and events might have been occasionally elicited , yet it does not appear that any thing of ...
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... literary and religious establishments on the continent , and the music of his flute generally procured him a welcome reception at the cottages of the peasantry . « Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night - fall , " he used ...
... literary and religious establishments on the continent , and the music of his flute generally procured him a welcome reception at the cottages of the peasantry . « Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards night - fall , " he used ...
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