The miscellaneous works of OLiver Goldsmith [ed. by S. Rose].1812 |
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... Chinese do at ours . * How comes it , said they , that the Europeans , so re- mote from China , think with so much justice and pre- cision ? They have never read our books , they scarcely know even our letters , and yet they talk and ...
... Chinese do at ours . * How comes it , said they , that the Europeans , so re- mote from China , think with so much justice and pre- cision ? They have never read our books , they scarcely know even our letters , and yet they talk and ...
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... Chinese are always concise , so is he . Simple , so is he . The Chinese are grave and sententious , so is he . But in one particular , the resemblance is peculiarly striking : the Chinese are often dull ; and so is he . Nor has my ...
... Chinese are always concise , so is he . Simple , so is he . The Chinese are grave and sententious , so is he . But in one particular , the resemblance is peculiarly striking : the Chinese are often dull ; and so is he . Nor has my ...
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... China have long been fashionably bought up . I'll try the fair with a small cargo of Chinese morality . If the Chinese have contributed to vitiate our taste , I'll try how far they can help to improve our under- standing . But as others ...
... China have long been fashionably bought up . I'll try the fair with a small cargo of Chinese morality . If the Chinese have contributed to vitiate our taste , I'll try how far they can help to improve our under- standing . But as others ...
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... Chinese philosopher's disgraces VII . The tie of wisdom only to make us happy . The benefits of travelling upon the morals of a philosopher 20 VIII . The Chinese deceived by a prostitute , in the streets of London 23 IX . 25 IX . The ...
... Chinese philosopher's disgraces VII . The tie of wisdom only to make us happy . The benefits of travelling upon the morals of a philosopher 20 VIII . The Chinese deceived by a prostitute , in the streets of London 23 IX . 25 IX . The ...
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... Chinese from Pekin to Mos- cow . The customs of the Daures 28 XI . The benefits of luxury , in making a people more wise and happy 31 XII . The funeral solemnities of the English . Their passion for flattering epitaphs XIII . An account ...
... Chinese from Pekin to Mos- cow . The customs of the Daures 28 XI . The benefits of luxury , in making a people more wise and happy 31 XII . The funeral solemnities of the English . Their passion for flattering epitaphs XIII . An account ...
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Academy at Pekin acquaintance Adieu admiration agonizing respirations amusement appeared assertor barbarous beauty Ceremonial Academy cern China Chinese Circassia cloaths companion Confucius continued cried curiosity dæmon Daures dear deous desire distress dress emperor endeavour England English Europe expected eyes face fancy favour fond fortune Fum Hoam genius gentleman give hand happiness heart Heaven honour Kentish Town king lady laws learned LETTER LETTER Lien Chi Altangi live look mandarine mankind manner marriage Mencius ment merit mind misery Moscow Nature never night obliged occasion once passion perceive Persia philosopher pity pleased pleasure poet polite poor possessed praise present prince proper racter rapture reason replied resolved says scarcely seemed seraglio shew smile soon stranger sure surprize Tartars thing thought thousand guineas Tibbs tion virtue whole wisdom wretch write