The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... observation as far as it will go , should the labours of a writer who designs his performances for readers of a more refined appetite , fall into the hands of a devourer of compilations , what can he expect but contempt and confusion ...
... observation as far as it will go , should the labours of a writer who designs his performances for readers of a more refined appetite , fall into the hands of a devourer of compilations , what can he expect but contempt and confusion ...
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... observations upon our theatres and actors , with- out , on this trivial occasion , throwing my thoughts into the formality of method . There is something in the deportment of all our players infinitely more stiff and formal than among ...
... observations upon our theatres and actors , with- out , on this trivial occasion , throwing my thoughts into the formality of method . There is something in the deportment of all our players infinitely more stiff and formal than among ...
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... observed elsewhere , and for my part I could wish to see it observed at home . I can never conceive a hero dying for love of a lady totally destitute of beauty . I must think the part unnatural ; for I cannot bear to hear him call that ...
... observed elsewhere , and for my part I could wish to see it observed at home . I can never conceive a hero dying for love of a lady totally destitute of beauty . I must think the part unnatural ; for I cannot bear to hear him call that ...
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... observe , that there are no ladies in the world more beautiful , or more ill - dressed than those of England . Our country women have been compared to those pictures , where the face is the work of a Raphael ; but the draperies thrown ...
... observe , that there are no ladies in the world more beautiful , or more ill - dressed than those of England . Our country women have been compared to those pictures , where the face is the work of a Raphael ; but the draperies thrown ...
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... observation gave her spirits to pursue the bent of her inclination , and now she began to exhibit her skill in secret history , as she found me disposed to listen . " Observe , " says she to me , " that old woman in tawdry silk , and ...
... observation gave her spirits to pursue the bent of her inclination , and now she began to exhibit her skill in secret history , as she found me disposed to listen . " Observe , " says she to me , " that old woman in tawdry silk , and ...
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