The Works of Washington Irving: Oliver GoldsmithGeorge P. Putnam, 1851 |
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... Honors at the Royal Academy.— Letter to his brother Maurice . — Family fortunes . - Jane Contarine and the miniature . - Portraits and engrav- ings . School associations . -Johnson and Goldsmith in Westminster Abbey , - 238 CHAPTER ...
... Honors at the Royal Academy.— Letter to his brother Maurice . — Family fortunes . - Jane Contarine and the miniature . - Portraits and engrav- ings . School associations . -Johnson and Goldsmith in Westminster Abbey , - 238 CHAPTER ...
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... honors that the good man considered indicative of his future success in life . In the meanwhile , Oliver , if not distinguished among his teachers , was popular among his schoolmates . He had a thought- less generosity extremely ...
... honors that the good man considered indicative of his future success in life . In the meanwhile , Oliver , if not distinguished among his teachers , was popular among his schoolmates . He had a thought- less generosity extremely ...
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... gradually this heavy tax incurred by his nice sense of honor . The first of his family to feel the effects of this economy was Oliver . The time had now arrived for him to be sent to the University ; and , accordingly , on the 11th June.
... gradually this heavy tax incurred by his nice sense of honor . The first of his family to feel the effects of this economy was Oliver . The time had now arrived for him to be sent to the University ; and , accordingly , on the 11th June.
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... honors . " A lad , " says he , " whose passions are not strong enough in youth to mislead him from that path of science ... honor his college can bestow . I would compare the man whose youth has been thus passed in the tranquillity of ...
... honors . " A lad , " says he , " whose passions are not strong enough in youth to mislead him from that path of science ... honor his college can bestow . I would compare the man whose youth has been thus passed in the tranquillity of ...
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... honor of Ceres ; and the Scotch gentleman told me , ( and , faith I believe he was right , ) that I was a very great pedant for my pains . " Now I am come to the ladies ; and to show that I love Scot- land , and every thing that belongs ...
... honor of Ceres ; and the Scotch gentleman told me , ( and , faith I believe he was right , ) that I was a very great pedant for my pains . " Now I am come to the ladies ; and to show that I love Scot- land , and every thing that belongs ...
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