The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Volume 5J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... learning he had he was willing should be known , and , unwearied himself , he sup . posed his readers could never tire ; in short , he ap- pears an useful assistant to those who would com- pile a body of natural history , but is utterly ...
... learning he had he was willing should be known , and , unwearied himself , he sup . posed his readers could never tire ; in short , he ap- pears an useful assistant to those who would com- pile a body of natural history , but is utterly ...
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... learning affords so much wisdom upon such easy terms as History . Our advances in most other studies are slow and disgusting , acquired with effort , and retained with difficulty ; but , in a well written history , every step we proceed ...
... learning affords so much wisdom upon such easy terms as History . Our advances in most other studies are slow and disgusting , acquired with effort , and retained with difficulty ; but , in a well written history , every step we proceed ...
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... learning a just length in the circle of human pursuits , it is necessary to abridge several of the least important facts . It is true , we often at present see the annals of a single reign , or even the transactions of a single year ...
... learning a just length in the circle of human pursuits , it is necessary to abridge several of the least important facts . It is true , we often at present see the annals of a single reign , or even the transactions of a single year ...
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... learning , or affectation of being thought learned ; a History that may be purchased at an easy expence , yet that omits no- thing material , delivered in a style correct , yet fa- miliar , was wanting in our language ; and , though ...
... learning , or affectation of being thought learned ; a History that may be purchased at an easy expence , yet that omits no- thing material , delivered in a style correct , yet fa- miliar , was wanting in our language ; and , though ...
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... learning can scarcely find a new anecdote , or genius give novelty to the old . I hope , therefore , for the reader's indulgence , if , in the following at- tempt , it shall appear , that my only aim was to sup- ply a concise , plain ...
... learning can scarcely find a new anecdote , or genius give novelty to the old . I hope , therefore , for the reader's indulgence , if , in the following at- tempt , it shall appear , that my only aim was to sup- ply a concise , plain ...
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