Oliver GoldsmithH. Holt, 1935 - 326 pages |
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Page 85
... probably to Dijon , and thence taking the shortest line to Geneva , which lies over the heights of the Jura ; for I do not believe that the philo- sophic vagabond ever climbed a mountain unless it was on his way . Tramps do not do such ...
... probably to Dijon , and thence taking the shortest line to Geneva , which lies over the heights of the Jura ; for I do not believe that the philo- sophic vagabond ever climbed a mountain unless it was on his way . Tramps do not do such ...
Page 113
... probably been lost , because united with those of others . The first avowed piece the world has of his , is entitled an ' Essay on the Present State of Taste and Literature in Eu- rope ' - a work still worth its weight in diamonds . In ...
... probably been lost , because united with those of others . The first avowed piece the world has of his , is entitled an ' Essay on the Present State of Taste and Literature in Eu- rope ' - a work still worth its weight in diamonds . In ...
Page 316
... probably in- cluded occasional tipsiness , a lighter vice from which Gold- smith was free and Boswell was not . It may include gam- ing , and probably some sexual irregularities . Concerning play , Goldsmith , if pressed , would have ...
... probably in- cluded occasional tipsiness , a lighter vice from which Gold- smith was free and Boswell was not . It may include gam- ing , and probably some sexual irregularities . Concerning play , Goldsmith , if pressed , would have ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCHOOLBOY I | 1 |
THE COLLEGIAN | 20 |
IN SEARCH OF A PROFESSION | 40 |
Copyright | |
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