The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... nature ; the mellow unforced humour , blended so hap- pily with good feeling and good sense , throughout his writings ; win their way irresistibly to the affections and carry the author with them . While writers of greater pretensions ...
... nature ; the mellow unforced humour , blended so hap- pily with good feeling and good sense , throughout his writings ; win their way irresistibly to the affections and carry the author with them . While writers of greater pretensions ...
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... natural turn for poetry , and made many attempts at rhymes , to the amusement of his father and friends ; and when somewhat older , after he had learned to write , his chief pleasure was to scribble rude verses on small scraps of paper ...
... natural turn for poetry , and made many attempts at rhymes , to the amusement of his father and friends ; and when somewhat older , after he had learned to write , his chief pleasure was to scribble rude verses on small scraps of paper ...
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... natural guardian and best friend , and found himself young in the world , without either protector or guide . His uncle Con- tarine , however , in this emergency kindly interfered , and , with almost parental anxiety , took the charge ...
... natural guardian and best friend , and found himself young in the world , without either protector or guide . His uncle Con- tarine , however , in this emergency kindly interfered , and , with almost parental anxiety , took the charge ...
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... nature to harbour resentment . When they met in the morning , there- fore , he entered familiarly into conversation , and even conde- scended to ask what he would advise him to do in his present difficulty . « My dear fellow , " said ...
... nature to harbour resentment . When they met in the morning , there- fore , he entered familiarly into conversation , and even conde- scended to ask what he would advise him to do in his present difficulty . « My dear fellow , " said ...
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... natural talents , it was feared that his ha- bitual carelessness and improvidence would form a bar to his success in any profession whatever . That it would be vain for him to pursue the study of the law with such dispositions was ...
... natural talents , it was feared that his ha- bitual carelessness and improvidence would form a bar to his success in any profession whatever . That it would be vain for him to pursue the study of the law with such dispositions was ...
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