The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... seen ! " Both the old and the new materials are accompanied with brief notes , clearing up the local and temporary allusions in which they abound ; but which the lapse of another genera- tion would probably have rendered it impossible ...
... seen ! " Both the old and the new materials are accompanied with brief notes , clearing up the local and temporary allusions in which they abound ; but which the lapse of another genera- tion would probably have rendered it impossible ...
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... seen dunces triumph in such companies , when men of real humour were disregarded , by a general combination in favour of stu- pidity . To drive the observation as far as it will go , should the labours of a writer who designs his ...
... seen dunces triumph in such companies , when men of real humour were disregarded , by a general combination in favour of stu- pidity . To drive the observation as far as it will go , should the labours of a writer who designs his ...
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... here ; they may be seen through upon a first acquaintance : such are the proper models to draw from ; they are at once striking , and are found in great abundance . Though it would be inexcusable in a comedian to add THE BEE . 9.
... here ; they may be seen through upon a first acquaintance : such are the proper models to draw from ; they are at once striking , and are found in great abundance . Though it would be inexcusable in a comedian to add THE BEE . 9.
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... seen others still preserve a great fund of humour in the face without a mask ; one actor , particularly , by a squint which he threw into some characters of low life , assumed a look of infinite stolidity . This , though upon reflection ...
... seen others still preserve a great fund of humour in the face without a mask ; one actor , particularly , by a squint which he threw into some characters of low life , assumed a look of infinite stolidity . This , though upon reflection ...
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... seen a woman travel thus on horseback before us for thirty miles , and think herself highly paid , and make twenty reve- rences , upon receiving , with ecstasy , about two - pence for her trouble . In general , we were better served by ...
... seen a woman travel thus on horseback before us for thirty miles , and think herself highly paid , and make twenty reve- rences , upon receiving , with ecstasy , about two - pence for her trouble . In general , we were better served by ...
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