The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: The CItizen of the world. Polite learning in EuropeG. Bell and sons, 1885 |
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... nations who make the least pretension to civilization , in having no alphabet . Instead of letters they use certain signs , which stand for distinct words , or rather syllables , and these , by their combinations , form the written ...
... nations who make the least pretension to civilization , in having no alphabet . Instead of letters they use certain signs , which stand for distinct words , or rather syllables , and these , by their combinations , form the written ...
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... nations , however separate , make use of the very same methods to procure refined enjoyment . The distinctions of polite nations are few ; but such as are peculiar to the Chinese , appear in every page of the following correspondence ...
... nations , however separate , make use of the very same methods to procure refined enjoyment . The distinctions of polite nations are few ; but such as are peculiar to the Chinese , appear in every page of the following correspondence ...
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... nations of Europe.1 From these circumstances in their buildings , and from the dismal looks of the inhabitants , I am induced to con- clude that the nation is actually poor ; and that , like the Persians , they make a splendid figure ...
... nations of Europe.1 From these circumstances in their buildings , and from the dismal looks of the inhabitants , I am induced to con- clude that the nation is actually poor ; and that , like the Persians , they make a splendid figure ...
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... nations who , that one may be free , are all content to be slaves ; who first lift a tyrant into terror , and then shrink under his power as if delegated from Heaven . Liberty is echoed in all their assemblies ; and thousands might be ...
... nations who , that one may be free , are all content to be slaves ; who first lift a tyrant into terror , and then shrink under his power as if delegated from Heaven . Liberty is echoed in all their assemblies ; and thousands might be ...
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... nation for politics . An Englishman , not satisfied with finding , by his own prosperity , the contending powers of Europe properly balanced , desires also to know the precise value of every weight in either scale . To gratify this ...
... nation for politics . An Englishman , not satisfied with finding , by his own prosperity , the contending powers of Europe properly balanced , desires also to know the precise value of every weight in either scale . To gratify this ...
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