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 ii
... kind , artless , good - humoured , excursive , sensible , whim- sical , intelligent being that he appears in his writings . Scarcely page an adventure or a character is given in his be traced to his own parti - coloured story . Many of ...
... kind , artless , good - humoured , excursive , sensible , whim- sical , intelligent being that he appears in his writings . Scarcely page an adventure or a character is given in his be traced to his own parti - coloured story . Many of ...
Page xi
... kind friend drily remarked , that for his part he could not understand how some people got them- selves into scrapes ; that on any other occasion he would have been happy to accommodate an old comrade , but really he had been lately so ...
... kind friend drily remarked , that for his part he could not understand how some people got them- selves into scrapes ; that on any other occasion he would have been happy to accommodate an old comrade , but really he had been lately so ...
Page xiii
... kind , so opportunely and handsomely given , was a fortunate circumstance for Oliver . He did not hesitate a moment to accept it , and at parting with his dear fellow - col- legian , archly recommended to him to take good care of the ...
... kind , so opportunely and handsomely given , was a fortunate circumstance for Oliver . He did not hesitate a moment to accept it , and at parting with his dear fellow - col- legian , archly recommended to him to take good care of the ...
Page xiv
... kind benefactor suitable acknowledgments expressive of the grateful sense he entertained of such unlooked - for and generous hospitality . It was now considered essential that he should fix on a pro- fession , the pursuit of which might ...
... kind benefactor suitable acknowledgments expressive of the grateful sense he entertained of such unlooked - for and generous hospitality . It was now considered essential that he should fix on a pro- fession , the pursuit of which might ...
Page xv
... kind that might have been expected from his education . On the contrary , it was generally forced , coarse , and unnatural . All his oral communications partook of these defects ; and it is a fact not less true than singular , that even ...
... kind that might have been expected from his education . On the contrary , it was generally forced , coarse , and unnatural . All his oral communications partook of these defects ; and it is a fact not less true than singular , that even ...
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