The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... entirely free from . If we can believe Voltaire , he once attempted to castrate him- self ; but whether this be true or no , it is certain he was extremely whimsical . Though born to a large fortune , when employed in mathematical ...
... entirely free from . If we can believe Voltaire , he once attempted to castrate him- self ; but whether this be true or no , it is certain he was extremely whimsical . Though born to a large fortune , when employed in mathematical ...
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... entirely unacquainted with design . If I were a poet , I might observe , on this occasion , that so much beauty set off with all the advantages of dress would be too powerful an antagonist for the opposite sex , and therefore it was ...
... entirely unacquainted with design . If I were a poet , I might observe , on this occasion , that so much beauty set off with all the advantages of dress would be too powerful an antagonist for the opposite sex , and therefore it was ...
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... entirely want reason . But to confess a truth , I do not find they have a greater aversion to fine clothes than the women of any other coun- try whatsoever . I cannot fancy that a shopkeeper's wife in Cheapside has a greater tenderness ...
... entirely want reason . But to confess a truth , I do not find they have a greater aversion to fine clothes than the women of any other coun- try whatsoever . I cannot fancy that a shopkeeper's wife in Cheapside has a greater tenderness ...
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... entirely happy in their little chubby faces . The girls , on the contrary , have neither such fair nor such even complexions , and their features are much less delicate ; which is a circumstance different from that of almost every other ...
... entirely happy in their little chubby faces . The girls , on the contrary , have neither such fair nor such even complexions , and their features are much less delicate ; which is a circumstance different from that of almost every other ...
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... entirely to his mind ; so , without further ceremony , he clapped on his saddle and housing with great composure , and was just going to mount , when the gentleman who owned the the horse , was apprised of a stranger's going to steal ...
... entirely to his mind ; so , without further ceremony , he clapped on his saddle and housing with great composure , and was just going to mount , when the gentleman who owned the the horse , was apprised of a stranger's going to steal ...
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