Oliver GoldsmithH. Jenkins, 1951 - 286 pages |
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Page 48
... told them was only to amuse them and that there was not one word of truth in it : how ever he afterward assurd me of its veracity . " The absurdity , comments Dr. Balderston , of suggesting that Goldsmith went off and wrote a minute ...
... told them was only to amuse them and that there was not one word of truth in it : how ever he afterward assurd me of its veracity . " The absurdity , comments Dr. Balderston , of suggesting that Goldsmith went off and wrote a minute ...
Page 117
... told the story of that pathetic encounter . Charles is described as having a marked likeness to Oliver , as well as an equal incapacity to make more than a bare living . He seems to have been opti- mistic enough to assume that his ...
... told the story of that pathetic encounter . Charles is described as having a marked likeness to Oliver , as well as an equal incapacity to make more than a bare living . He seems to have been opti- mistic enough to assume that his ...
Page 190
... told me an invitation from his lordship . . . I made my business as short as I could , and , as a reason , mentioned that Goldsmith was without . The Earl asked me if I was acquainted with him ; I told him that I was , adding what I ...
... told me an invitation from his lordship . . . I made my business as short as I could , and , as a reason , mentioned that Goldsmith was without . The Earl asked me if I was acquainted with him ; I told him that I was , adding what I ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
IRELAND | 15 |
SCOTLAND THE MEDICAL STUDENT | 51 |
Copyright | |
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