Oliver GoldsmithH. Jenkins, 1951 - 286 pages |
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Page 75
... turned what was once my amusement into a present means of subsistence . I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders , and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion ...
... turned what was once my amusement into a present means of subsistence . I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders , and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion ...
Page 140
... turned out during a condition of what Mr. Polly would term " alcoholaceous frenzy " . Dr. Johnson's summary of Kenrick's career might serve as his epitaph- " Sir , he is one of the many who have made themselves public without making ...
... turned out during a condition of what Mr. Polly would term " alcoholaceous frenzy " . Dr. Johnson's summary of Kenrick's career might serve as his epitaph- " Sir , he is one of the many who have made themselves public without making ...
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... turned doctor instead . After travelling in France and Italy , he eventually settled in London , where he contributed critical articles to the maga- zines , and wrote farces , mainly unsuccessful . He published Miscellanies in Prose and ...
... turned doctor instead . After travelling in France and Italy , he eventually settled in London , where he contributed critical articles to the maga- zines , and wrote farces , mainly unsuccessful . He published Miscellanies in Prose and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
IRELAND | 15 |
SCOTLAND THE MEDICAL STUDENT | 51 |
Copyright | |
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