The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... abound ; but which the lapse of another genera- tion would probably have rendered it impossible for any diligence to explain . February , 1837 . * See Vol . iii . p . 486 . CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . PAGE 3 8 9 iv ADVERTISEMENT .
... abound ; but which the lapse of another genera- tion would probably have rendered it impossible for any diligence to explain . February , 1837 . * See Vol . iii . p . 486 . CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME . PAGE 3 8 9 iv ADVERTISEMENT .
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... tion , serve only to heighten the absurdity of the scene , and make the humour more poignant . They feel , in short , as little anguish at their own distress , or the complaints of others , as the undertaker , though dressed in black ...
... tion , serve only to heighten the absurdity of the scene , and make the humour more poignant . They feel , in short , as little anguish at their own distress , or the complaints of others , as the undertaker , though dressed in black ...
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... tion to gesture , I would not have them study it in the look- ( 1 ) [ The wife of Theophilus Cibber . She died in 1766 , leaving a pro- fessional reputation , “ greater , ” says Dr. Johnson , “ than she deserved ; as she had a vast ...
... tion to gesture , I would not have them study it in the look- ( 1 ) [ The wife of Theophilus Cibber . She died in 1766 , leaving a pro- fessional reputation , “ greater , ” says Dr. Johnson , “ than she deserved ; as she had a vast ...
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... tion at court ? To which he replied , There were very great ones . " Ay , " says the minister , " I knew my friends would make a bustle ; all petitioning the king for my re- storation , I presume . " " No , Sir , " replied the messenger ...
... tion at court ? To which he replied , There were very great ones . " Ay , " says the minister , " I knew my friends would make a bustle ; all petitioning the king for my re- storation , I presume . " " No , Sir , " replied the messenger ...
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... tion to the studious , or a help to conversation among the gay ; instead of addressing it to such , I should have writ- ten down to the taste and apprehension of the many , and sought for reputation on the broad road . Literary fame , I ...
... tion to the studious , or a help to conversation among the gay ; instead of addressing it to such , I should have writ- ten down to the taste and apprehension of the many , and sought for reputation on the broad road . Literary fame , I ...
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