Oliver Goldsmith: A BiographyG.P. Putnam and Son, 1867 - 382 pages |
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... humor , blending so happily with good feeling and good sense , and singu- larly dashed at times with a pleasing melancholy ; even the very nature of his mellow , and flowing , and softly - tinted style , all seem to bespeak his moral as ...
... humor , blending so happily with good feeling and good sense , and singu- larly dashed at times with a pleasing melancholy ; even the very nature of his mellow , and flowing , and softly - tinted style , all seem to bespeak his moral as ...
Page 18
... good humor with ourselves and with the world , and in so doing they make us happier and better men . An acquaintance ... good - humored , excursive , sensible , whimsical , intelligent being that he appears in his writings . Scarcely an ...
... good humor with ourselves and with the world , and in so doing they make us happier and better men . An acquaintance ... good - humored , excursive , sensible , whimsical , intelligent being that he appears in his writings . Scarcely an ...
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... good - humor , and even sometimes of fun , " said he , " from my childhood . " He sang a good song , was a boon companion , and could not resist any tempta- tion to social enjoyment . He endeavored to persuade himself that learning and ...
... good - humor , and even sometimes of fun , " said he , " from my childhood . " He sang a good song , was a boon companion , and could not resist any tempta- tion to social enjoyment . He endeavored to persuade himself that learning and ...
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... good - humored mode of taking things , and for a short time amused himself with the shifts and expe- dients of his landlady , which struck him in a ludicrous manner ; he soon , however , fell in with fellow - students from his own coun ...
... good - humored mode of taking things , and for a short time amused himself with the shifts and expe- dients of his landlady , which struck him in a ludicrous manner ; he soon , however , fell in with fellow - students from his own coun ...
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... humor which characterized some of his later writings . " Robert Bryanton , at Ballymahon , Ireland . " MY DEAR BOB , 66 Edinburgh , September 26th , 1753 . " How many good excuses ( and you know I was ever good at an excuse ) might I ...
... humor which characterized some of his later writings . " Robert Bryanton , at Ballymahon , Ireland . " MY DEAR BOB , 66 Edinburgh , September 26th , 1753 . " How many good excuses ( and you know I was ever good at an excuse ) might I ...
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