The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 3

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Of the present ridiculous passion of the nobility for paint
134
A continuance of his correspondence The beautiful cap
141
The correspondence still continued He begins to be dis gusted in the pursuit of wisdom An allegory to prove its futility
144
The Chinese philosopher praises the justice of a late sen tence and instances the injustice of the King of France in the case of the Prince of Charolais
150
The description of true politeness Two letters of different countries by ladies falsely thought polite at home
154
The English still have poets though not versifiers
159
The behaviour of the congregation in St Pauls church at prayers
162
The history of China more replete with great actions than that of Europe
165
An Apostrophe on the supposed death of Voltaire
170
Wisdom and precept may lessen our miseries but can never increase our positive satisfactions
173
The ardour of the people of London in running after sights 1 and monsters
179
A dream
184
Misery best relieved by dissipation
189
The absurdity of persons in high station pursuing employ ments beneath them exemplified in a fairy tale
191
The fairy tale continued
196
An attempt to define what is meant by English Liberty
200
A booksellers visit to the Chinese
204
The impossibility of distinguishing men in England by their dress Two instances of this
208
The absurd taste for obscene and pert novels such as Tris tram Shandy ridiculed
213
Letter Page LXI Proper lessons to a youth entering the world with fables suited to the occasion 246
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The character of an important trifler
217
His character continued with that of his wife his house and furniture
220
Some thoughts on the present situation of affairs in the different countries of Europe
225
The difficulty of rising in literary reputation without in trigue or riches
228
A visitation dinner described
231
The Chinese philosophers son escapes with the beautiful captive from slavery
236
The history of the beautiful captive
240
An authentic history of Catherina Alexowna wife of Pe ter the Great
250
The rise or the decline of literature not dependent on man but resulting from the vicissitudes of nature
256
The great exchange happiness for show Their folly in this respect of use to society
259
The history of a philosophic cobbler
262
The difference between love and gratitude
265
The folly of attempting to learn wisdom by being recluse
270
The preference of grace to beauty an allegory
309
The behaviour of a shopkeeper and his journeyman
313
The French ridiculed after their own manner
316
The preparations of both theatres for a winter campaign
319
The evil tendency of increasing penal laws or enforcing even those already in being with rigour
322
The ladies trains ridiculed
326
The sciences useful in a populous state prejudicial in a barbarous one
329
Some cautions on life taken from a modern philosopher of China
334
Anecdotes of several poets who lived and died in circum stances of wretchedness
338
The trifling squabbles of stageplayers ridiculed
342
The races of Newmarket ridiculed The description of a cartrace
347
The folly of the western parts of Europe in employing the Russians to fight their battles
350
The ladies advised to get husbands A story to this pur
353
dispositions of the English
366
The fondness of some to admire the writings of lords
373
the late king ridiculed English mourning described
380
A description of the courts of justice in Westminster
387
land
403
The utility and entertainment which might result from
419
Letter Page CX Some projects for introducing Asiatic employments into the courts of England
427
On the different sects in England particularly Methodism
431
An election described
435
A literary contest of great importance in which both sides fight by epigram
438
Against the marriage act A fable
443
On the danger of having too high an opinion of human na ture
448
Whether love be a natural or fictitious passion
452
A city nightpiece
456
On the meanness of the Dutch at the court of Japan
459
On the distresses of the poor exemplified in the life of a private sentinel
462
On the absurdity of some late English titles
468
The irresolution of the English accounted for
471
The manner of travellers in their usual relations ridiculed
473
The conclusion
478

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TítuloThe Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 3
Coll. of Engl. lit
Collection of English literature
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and Writings, Oliver Goldsmith
AutorOliver Goldsmith
EditorWashington Irving
EditoraA. and W. Galignani and Jules Didot, 1825
Original deBiblioteca Pública de Lyon (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines)
Digitalizado21 set. 2010
  
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