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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... honour he had done me ; when to my great astonishment , he told me I had mistaken him for his master , who would see me immediately . At that instant the Duke came into the apartment ; and I was so confounded on the occasion , that I ...
... honour he had done me ; when to my great astonishment , he told me I had mistaken him for his master , who would see me immediately . At that instant the Duke came into the apartment ; and I was so confounded on the occasion , that I ...
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... honour to any poet of any age . — In this description the simile of the bird teaching her young to fly , and of the mountain that rises above the storm , are not easily to be paralleled . — The rest of the poem consists of the charac ...
... honour to any poet of any age . — In this description the simile of the bird teaching her young to fly , and of the mountain that rises above the storm , are not easily to be paralleled . — The rest of the poem consists of the charac ...
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... Pure and delicate . His memory will last As long as society retains affection , Friendship is not void of honour , And reading wants not her admirers . He was born in the kingdom of Ireland , At xviii LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
... Pure and delicate . His memory will last As long as society retains affection , Friendship is not void of honour , And reading wants not her admirers . He was born in the kingdom of Ireland , At xviii LIFE OF GOLDSMITH .
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... honour to his character , both literary and personal . " In an age when genius and learning are too generally sacrificed to the purposes of ambition and avarice , it is the consolation of virtue , as well as its friends , that they can ...
... honour to his character , both literary and personal . " In an age when genius and learning are too generally sacrificed to the purposes of ambition and avarice , it is the consolation of virtue , as well as its friends , that they can ...
Página xxi
... honour and sentiment . The hero of the piece displays the most shining virtues that can adorn rela- tive and social life ; sincere in his professions , humane and generous in his disposition , he is himself a pattern of the character he ...
... honour and sentiment . The hero of the piece displays the most shining virtues that can adorn rela- tive and social life ; sincere in his professions , humane and generous in his disposition , he is himself a pattern of the character he ...
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