Oliver Goldsmith: A BiographyGeorge Routledge & Company, 1850 - 208 pages This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |
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... Poems of Schiller 1v . Lucretia 2v . Harold 2 v . King Arthur 2v . The New Timon ; Saint Stephen's 1 v . The Caxtons 2 v . My Novel 4 v . What will he do with it ? 4 v . Dramatic Works 2 v . A Strange Story 2 v . Caxtoniana 2v . The ...
... Poems of Schiller 1v . Lucretia 2v . Harold 2 v . King Arthur 2v . The New Timon ; Saint Stephen's 1 v . The Caxtons 2 v . My Novel 4 v . What will he do with it ? 4 v . Dramatic Works 2 v . A Strange Story 2 v . Caxtoniana 2v . The ...
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... poem - Astonishment of the club Observations on the poem New lodgings · CHAPTER XVI . Johnson's compliment A titled patron The poet at Northumberland House - His independence of the great- The Countess of Northumberland - Edwin and ...
... poem - Astonishment of the club Observations on the poem New lodgings · CHAPTER XVI . Johnson's compliment A titled patron The poet at Northumberland House - His independence of the great- The Countess of Northumberland - Edwin and ...
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... poem of " Retaliation " — - Portrait of Garrick of Reynolds Illness of the poet - His death- Grief of his friends A last word respecting the Jessamy Bride CHAPTER XLV . • The funeral - The monument The epitaph Concluding remarks 322 328 ...
... poem of " Retaliation " — - Portrait of Garrick of Reynolds Illness of the poet - His death- Grief of his friends A last word respecting the Jessamy Bride CHAPTER XLV . • The funeral - The monument The epitaph Concluding remarks 322 328 ...
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... poetic mind , and took in- stant root there ; but the slow plants of useful know- ledge were apt to be overrun , if not choked , by the weeds of his quick imagination . Another trait of his motley preceptor , Byrne , was a disposition ...
... poetic mind , and took in- stant root there ; but the slow plants of useful know- ledge were apt to be overrun , if not choked , by the weeds of his quick imagination . Another trait of his motley preceptor , Byrne , was a disposition ...
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... teachers . In his studies he inclined towards the Latin poets and historians ; relished Ovid and Horace , and delighted in Livy . He exercised himself with pleasure in reading and translating Tacitus , and was brought to pay atten- 10.
... teachers . In his studies he inclined towards the Latin poets and historians ; relished Ovid and Horace , and delighted in Livy . He exercised himself with pleasure in reading and translating Tacitus , and was brought to pay atten- 10.
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