The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... be depended upon , is much to his honour . You , says this writer to M. Voltaire , you were entertained by the king of Prussia as a buffoon , but Maupertuis as a philosopher . It is certain that ACCOUNT OF MAUPERTUIS . 21.
... be depended upon , is much to his honour . You , says this writer to M. Voltaire , you were entertained by the king of Prussia as a buffoon , but Maupertuis as a philosopher . It is certain that ACCOUNT OF MAUPERTUIS . 21.
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... kings . The first , if I remember , is a sort of a buff waistcoat , made antique fashion , very plain , and without ... king , companion , and master . Courage and inflexible constancy formed the basis of this monarch's character . In ...
... kings . The first , if I remember , is a sort of a buff waistcoat , made antique fashion , very plain , and without ... king , companion , and master . Courage and inflexible constancy formed the basis of this monarch's character . In ...
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... king of even middling reputation . Happy , I say , were princes , could such men be found to instruct them ; but those to whom such an education is generally intrusted , are men who themselves have acted in a sphere too high to know ...
... king of even middling reputation . Happy , I say , were princes , could such men be found to instruct them ; but those to whom such an education is generally intrusted , are men who themselves have acted in a sphere too high to know ...
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... king , whom he had never seen , bluntly , how he presumed to meddle with his horse , Charles coolly replied , squeezing in his lips , which was his usual custom , that he took the horse because he wanted one ; for you see , continued he ...
... king , whom he had never seen , bluntly , how he presumed to meddle with his horse , Charles coolly replied , squeezing in his lips , which was his usual custom , that he took the horse because he wanted one ; for you see , continued he ...
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... king . Imagine whether the gentle- man was less surprised than they at his unpremeditated disobedience . His astonishment , however , was soon dissi- pated by the king , who taking him by the hand , assured him he was a brave fellow ...
... king . Imagine whether the gentle- man was less surprised than they at his unpremeditated disobedience . His astonishment , however , was soon dissi- pated by the king , who taking him by the hand , assured him he was a brave fellow ...
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