Essays on Goldsmith by Scott, Macaulay, and Thackeray: And Selections from His WritingsOliver Goldsmith, Grace Eleanor Hadow, Charles Bickersteth Wheeler, Walter Scott, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, William Makepeace Thackeray Clarendon Press, 1946 - 200 pages |
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... distress . He had raised money and squandered it , by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense . But let not his failings be remembered ; he was a very great man .'- Dr . Johnson ( in Boswell , July 5th , 1774 ) . 2 When Burke ...
... distress . He had raised money and squandered it , by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense . But let not his failings be remembered ; he was a very great man .'- Dr . Johnson ( in Boswell , July 5th , 1774 ) . 2 When Burke ...
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... distress , for it seems the queen had lost a child some fifteen years 10 before , and still kept its dear resemblance next her heart , while her kind companion bore a part in her sorrows . Her lamentations grew loud ; comfort is offered ...
... distress , for it seems the queen had lost a child some fifteen years 10 before , and still kept its dear resemblance next her heart , while her kind companion bore a part in her sorrows . Her lamentations grew loud ; comfort is offered ...
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... distress : he loves the queen , and he loves the kingdom ; he resolves therefore , in order to possess both , that her son must die . The queen exclaims at his barbarity , is frantic with rage , and at length , overcome with sorrow ...
... distress : he loves the queen , and he loves the kingdom ; he resolves therefore , in order to possess both , that her son must die . The queen exclaims at his barbarity , is frantic with rage , and at length , overcome with sorrow ...
Contents
EDITORS INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MACAULAYS LIFE OF GOLDSMITH | 20 |
THACKERAYS GOLDSMITH | 38 |
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