The miscellaneous works of OLiver Goldsmith [ed. by S. Rose].1812 |
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... looks of the inhabitants , I am in- duced to conclude that the nation is actually poor : and that , like the Persians , they make a splendid figure every where but at home . The proverb of Xixofou is , that a man's riches may be seen in ...
... looks of the inhabitants , I am in- duced to conclude that the nation is actually poor : and that , like the Persians , they make a splendid figure every where but at home . The proverb of Xixofou is , that a man's riches may be seen in ...
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... he improves in beauty , dresses up his hard - fea- tured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he is qualified to make love , and hopes for success more from the powder love , CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 7.
... he improves in beauty , dresses up his hard - fea- tured face in smiles , and attempts to look hideously tender . Thus equipped , he is qualified to make love , and hopes for success more from the powder love , CITIZEN OF THE WORLD . 7.
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... looks something bet- ter ; this is always made at the toilet , where the looking - glass and toad - eater sit in council , and set- tle the complexion of the day . ' I can't ascertain the truth of this remark ; how- ever , it is ...
... looks something bet- ter ; this is always made at the toilet , where the looking - glass and toad - eater sit in council , and set- tle the complexion of the day . ' I can't ascertain the truth of this remark ; how- ever , it is ...
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... looks upon it as his duty to be a watchful guardian of his country's freedom , and often uses a language that might seem haughty , even in the mouth of the great emperor who traces his ancestry to the moon . entertainment . The A few ...
... looks upon it as his duty to be a watchful guardian of his country's freedom , and often uses a language that might seem haughty , even in the mouth of the great emperor who traces his ancestry to the moon . entertainment . The A few ...
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... look on a languishing blue eye without disgust , and par- don a set of teeth , even though whiter than ivory . I now begin to fancy there is no universal standard for beauty . The truth is , the manners of the ladies in this city are so ...
... look on a languishing blue eye without disgust , and par- don a set of teeth , even though whiter than ivory . I now begin to fancy there is no universal standard for beauty . The truth is , the manners of the ladies in this city are so ...
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