The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, with an Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... boy , was the subject of much conversation , and perhaps of itself was decisive of his for- tune . His friends immediately determined that he should be sent to the university ; and some of his relations , OF DR GOLDSMITH .
... boy , was the subject of much conversation , and perhaps of itself was decisive of his for- tune . His friends immediately determined that he should be sent to the university ; and some of his relations , OF DR GOLDSMITH .
Page ix
... perhaps an ingenuous sense of his unfitness for the clerical profession , conspired to disincline him to the church ; and though at length he yielded to the press- ing solicitations of his uncle and friends , by applying to the bishop ...
... perhaps an ingenuous sense of his unfitness for the clerical profession , conspired to disincline him to the church ; and though at length he yielded to the press- ing solicitations of his uncle and friends , by applying to the bishop ...
Page xii
... perhaps induce them to throw you off altogether . » « But , " rejoined Oliver , << how am I to get on without money ? I told you I had not a shilling left , and it is quite impossible for me to proceed on the journey , unless you should ...
... perhaps induce them to throw you off altogether . » « But , " rejoined Oliver , << how am I to get on without money ? I told you I had not a shilling left , and it is quite impossible for me to proceed on the journey , unless you should ...
Page xv
... perhaps rather severely , remarked , « The misfortune of Goldsmith in conversation is this : he goes on without knowing how he is to get off . His genius is great , but his knowledge is small . As they say of a generous man , it is a ...
... perhaps rather severely , remarked , « The misfortune of Goldsmith in conversation is this : he goes on without knowing how he is to get off . His genius is great , but his knowledge is small . As they say of a generous man , it is a ...
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... perhaps exactly what a Frenchman might have been in the reign of Louis XIV . Such are the better bred . But the downright Hollander is one of the oddest figures in nature . Upon a head of lank hair he wears a half - cocked narrow hat ...
... perhaps exactly what a Frenchman might have been in the reign of Louis XIV . Such are the better bred . But the downright Hollander is one of the oddest figures in nature . Upon a head of lank hair he wears a half - cocked narrow hat ...
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