The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: Including a Variety of Pieces, Volumen 1John Murray, 1837 |
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... equals ; that he should rather live a little above than below his for- tune ; that he should think of becoming great ; but he finds none to admonish him to become frugal , to persevere in one single design , to avoid every pleasure and ...
... equals ; that he should rather live a little above than below his for- tune ; that he should think of becoming great ; but he finds none to admonish him to become frugal , to persevere in one single design , to avoid every pleasure and ...
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... equal merit with their predecessors , it would be politic to use them with cere- ( 1 ) [ " For virtue in a medium lies , From whence these different follies rise . " - FRANCIS . ] ( 2 ) [ The characters introduced into this paper are ...
... equal merit with their predecessors , it would be politic to use them with cere- ( 1 ) [ " For virtue in a medium lies , From whence these different follies rise . " - FRANCIS . ] ( 2 ) [ The characters introduced into this paper are ...
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... equal to the greatest discoveries , had the road not been already beaten by their predecessors , and nothing left for them except trifles to discover , while others of very moderate abilities become famous , because happening to be ...
... equal to the greatest discoveries , had the road not been already beaten by their predecessors , and nothing left for them except trifles to discover , while others of very moderate abilities become famous , because happening to be ...
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... equals . We have often found the great exert them- selves not only without promotion , but in spite of opposi- tion . We have often found them flourishing , like medicinal plants , in a region of savageness and barbarity , their excel ...
... equals . We have often found the great exert them- selves not only without promotion , but in spite of opposi- tion . We have often found them flourishing , like medicinal plants , in a region of savageness and barbarity , their excel ...
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... equals , youth learn a knowledge of the world : the little tricks they play each other , the punish- ment that frequently attends the commission , is a just picture of the great world , and all the ways of men are practised in a public ...
... equals , youth learn a knowledge of the world : the little tricks they play each other , the punish- ment that frequently attends the commission , is a just picture of the great world , and all the ways of men are practised in a public ...
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