The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. To which is Prefixed Some Account of His Life and Writings [extracted from the Edition of 1823]. A New Edition, EtcThomas Nelson, 1837 - 474 páginas |
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... Heaven commences ere the world be past ! ' The description of the parish priest ( probably intended for a character of his brother Henry ) would have done honour to any poet of any age . — In this description the simile of the bird ...
... Heaven commences ere the world be past ! ' The description of the parish priest ( probably intended for a character of his brother Henry ) would have done honour to any poet of any age . — In this description the simile of the bird ...
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... heaven made them , handsome enough , if they be good enough ; for handsome is that handsome does . " And then she would bid the girls hold up their heads ; who , to conceal nothing , were certainly very handsome . Mere outside is so ...
... heaven made them , handsome enough , if they be good enough ; for handsome is that handsome does . " And then she would bid the girls hold up their heads ; who , to conceal nothing , were certainly very handsome . Mere outside is so ...
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... Heaven will never arraign him for what he thinks , but for what he does . Every man has a thousand vicious thoughts , which arise without his power to suppress . Thinking freely of religion may be involuntary with this gentleman 12 ...
... Heaven will never arraign him for what he thinks , but for what he does . Every man has a thousand vicious thoughts , which arise without his power to suppress . Thinking freely of religion may be involuntary with this gentleman 12 ...
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... Heaven descends , His gentle accents fell , The modest stranger lowly bends , And follows to the cell . Far in a wilderness obscure The lonely mansion lay , A refuge to the neighb'ring poor And strangers led astray . No stores beneath ...
... Heaven descends , His gentle accents fell , The modest stranger lowly bends , And follows to the cell . Far in a wilderness obscure The lonely mansion lay , A refuge to the neighb'ring poor And strangers led astray . No stores beneath ...
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... Heaven refin'd , Could nought of purity display To emulate his mind . " The dew , the blossom on the tree , With charms inconstant shine ; Their charms were his , but wo to me , Their constancy was mine . " For still I tried each fickle ...
... Heaven refin'd , Could nought of purity display To emulate his mind . " The dew , the blossom on the tree , With charms inconstant shine ; Their charms were his , but wo to me , Their constancy was mine . " For still I tried each fickle ...
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