The miscellaneous works of OLiver Goldsmith [ed. by S. Rose].1812 |
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... genius as four , and gravity asseven . Caramuel was greater than he . His learning was as eight , his genius as six , and his gravity as thirteen . Were I to estimate the merits of our Chinese Philosopher by the same scale , I would not ...
... genius as four , and gravity asseven . Caramuel was greater than he . His learning was as eight , his genius as six , and his gravity as thirteen . Were I to estimate the merits of our Chinese Philosopher by the same scale , I would not ...
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... genius and the morals of its inhabitants . The superstition and erroneous delicacy of Italy , the formality of Spain , the cruelty of Portugal , the fears of Austria , the confidence of Prussia , the le- vity of France , the avarice of ...
... genius and the morals of its inhabitants . The superstition and erroneous delicacy of Italy , the formality of Spain , the cruelty of Portugal , the fears of Austria , the confidence of Prussia , the le- vity of France , the avarice of ...
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... How many travellers are there , who confine their relations to such minute and useless particu- lars ! for one who enters into the genius of those na- tions with whom he has conversed , who discloses their tions CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 21.
... How many travellers are there , who confine their relations to such minute and useless particu- lars ! for one who enters into the genius of those na- tions with whom he has conversed , who discloses their tions CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 21.
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... genius is sure to find such enemies ; he feels , though he seems to despise , their malice ; they make him miserable here , and in the pursuit of empty fame , at last he gains solid anxiety . Has this been the case with every poet I see ...
... genius is sure to find such enemies ; he feels , though he seems to despise , their malice ; they make him miserable here , and in the pursuit of empty fame , at last he gains solid anxiety . Has this been the case with every poet I see ...
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... genius , but ' not the smallest share of taste : England is not a ' soil for the plants of genius to thrive in . ' This is open enough , with not the least adulation in the pic- ture ; but hear what a Frenchman of acknowledged abilities ...
... genius , but ' not the smallest share of taste : England is not a ' soil for the plants of genius to thrive in . ' This is open enough , with not the least adulation in the pic- ture ; but hear what a Frenchman of acknowledged abilities ...
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