Oliver GoldsmithH. Holt, 1935 - 326 pages |
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Page 127
... whole . Pray , give my love to Bob Bryanton , and intreat him , from me , not to drink . My dear sir , give me some account about poor Jenny . Yet her hus- band loves her ; if so , she cannot be unhappy . Last come his own affairs , and ...
... whole . Pray , give my love to Bob Bryanton , and intreat him , from me , not to drink . My dear sir , give me some account about poor Jenny . Yet her hus- band loves her ; if so , she cannot be unhappy . Last come his own affairs , and ...
Page 214
... whole century ; Fletcher , Ben Jonson , and all the plays of Shakespeare are the only things that go down . " - " How , " cried I , " is it possible the present age can be pleased with that antiquated dialect , that obsolete humor ...
... whole century ; Fletcher , Ben Jonson , and all the plays of Shakespeare are the only things that go down . " - " How , " cried I , " is it possible the present age can be pleased with that antiquated dialect , that obsolete humor ...
Page 301
... whole on all sides was done with the greatest good humor ; and the following poems in manuscript were written by several of the gentle- men on purpose to provoke the Doctor to an answer , which came forth at last with great credit to ...
... whole on all sides was done with the greatest good humor ; and the following poems in manuscript were written by several of the gentle- men on purpose to provoke the Doctor to an answer , which came forth at last with great credit to ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE SCHOOLBOY I | 1 |
THE COLLEGIAN | 20 |
IN SEARCH OF A PROFESSION | 40 |
Copyright | |
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