The Works of Washington Irving: Oliver GoldsmithGeorge P. Putnam, 1851 |
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... Picture of a country parson . Goldsmith's schoolmistress . - Byrne , the village schoolmaster.— Goldsmith's hornpipe and epigram . - Uncle Contarine . - School studies and school sports . - Mistakes of a night , . . 17 CHAPTER II ...
... Picture of a country parson . Goldsmith's schoolmistress . - Byrne , the village schoolmaster.— Goldsmith's hornpipe and epigram . - Uncle Contarine . - School studies and school sports . - Mistakes of a night , . . 17 CHAPTER II ...
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... picture - book memory . - How to keep up appearances . - Miseries of authorship . - A poor relation . - Letter to Hodson , 89 CHAPTER IX . Hackney authorship - Thoughts of literary suicide . - Return to Peckham.- Oriental projects ...
... picture - book memory . - How to keep up appearances . - Miseries of authorship . - A poor relation . - Letter to Hodson , 89 CHAPTER IX . Hackney authorship - Thoughts of literary suicide . - Return to Peckham.- Oriental projects ...
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... Picture of a country parson . - Goldsmith's school mistress . - Byrne , the village school- master . - Goldsmith's hornpipe and epigram . - Uncle Contarine . - School studies and school sports . - Mistakes of a night . THERE are few ...
... Picture of a country parson . - Goldsmith's school mistress . - Byrne , the village school- master . - Goldsmith's hornpipe and epigram . - Uncle Contarine . - School studies and school sports . - Mistakes of a night . THERE are few ...
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... pictures , rural and domestic , whimsical and touching , which abound throughout his works , and which appeal so eloquently both to the fancy and the heart . Lissoy is confidently cited as the original of his " Auburn " in the ...
... pictures , rural and domestic , whimsical and touching , which abound throughout his works , and which appeal so eloquently both to the fancy and the heart . Lissoy is confidently cited as the original of his " Auburn " in the ...
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... picture of his father and his father's fireside : " His house was known to all the vagrant train , He chid their wanderings , but relieved their pain ; The long - remembered beggar was his guest , Whose beard , descending , swept his ...
... picture of his father and his father's fireside : " His house was known to all the vagrant train , He chid their wanderings , but relieved their pain ; The long - remembered beggar was his guest , Whose beard , descending , swept his ...
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Página 249 - ... bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose; I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my...
Página 223 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray. The service past, around the pious man, With steady zeal, each honest rustic ran; E'en children follow'd, with endearing wile, And pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile...
Página 249 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Página 250 - Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past.
Página 23 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay — There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view ; I knew him well, and every truant knew: Well had the boding tremblers learn'd to trace The day's disasters in his morning face...
Página 161 - I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated.
Página 21 - More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. His house was known to all the vagrant train...
Página 122 - HERE lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed, Who long was a bookseller's hack; He led such a damnable life in this world, I don't think he'll wish to come back.
Página 288 - Lusiad," and I, went to visit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil.
Página 234 - Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as entertaining as a Persian Tale.