The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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Page vi
... the feast , and at going to bed , a hot cake was ordered to be prepared for his breakfast . The laugh , to be sure , was rather against our hero in the morn- ing , when he called for his bill , and vi LIFE AND WRITINGS.
... the feast , and at going to bed , a hot cake was ordered to be prepared for his breakfast . The laugh , to be sure , was rather against our hero in the morn- ing , when he called for his bill , and vi LIFE AND WRITINGS.
Page xxxiii
... going to decipher the inscriptions on the Written Mountains , though he was altogether ignorant of Arabic , or the language in which they might be supposed to be written . The salary of three hundred pounds per annum , which had been ...
... going to decipher the inscriptions on the Written Mountains , though he was altogether ignorant of Arabic , or the language in which they might be supposed to be written . The salary of three hundred pounds per annum , which had been ...
Page xxxv
... going to the East Indies . The place of my destination is one of the factories on the coast of Coromandel , and I go in the quality of physician and surgeon ; for which the Company has signed my warrant , which has already cost me ten ...
... going to the East Indies . The place of my destination is one of the factories on the coast of Coromandel , and I go in the quality of physician and surgeon ; for which the Company has signed my warrant , which has already cost me ten ...
Page xxxvi
... going to publish a book , for an account of which I refer you to a letter which I wrote to my brother Goldsmith . Cir- culate for me among your acquaintance a hundred proposals , which I have given orders may be sent to you ; and if ...
... going to publish a book , for an account of which I refer you to a letter which I wrote to my brother Goldsmith . Cir- culate for me among your acquaintance a hundred proposals , which I have given orders may be sent to you ; and if ...
Page lvi
... going to Aleppo , when his circumstances should be easier , in order to acquire a knowledge , as far as might be , of any arts peculiar to the East , and introduce them into Britain ; " > to which Johnson rejoined , « of all men ...
... going to Aleppo , when his circumstances should be easier , in order to acquire a knowledge , as far as might be , of any arts peculiar to the East , and introduce them into Britain ; " > to which Johnson rejoined , « of all men ...
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